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Area youth selected for Missouri Agribusiness Academy Class of 2015: Several FFA and 4-H members of the Ozarks have been selected to participate in the Missouri Agribusiness Academy. The 2015 Academy will tour agribusinesses, explore educational opportunities and meet with agricultural leaders in the St. Louis area June 1-5. The students will end their week with a graduation ceremony at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Youth selected from the Ozarks includes: Baleigh Raef of Lebanon, Chance Wallace of Seneca, Grace Erickson of Bolivar, Hilsden Moseley of Exeter and Ryan Bake of Fair Grove.

Nixon signs Missouri Dairy Revitalization Act of 2015: Governor Jay Nixon signed the Missouri Dairy Revitalization Act of 2015 into law on April 10 at Edgewood Dairy, owned by Charles and Melissa Fletcher, near Purdy, Mo. A crowd of about 200 attended the signing. Missouri is the first state to pass dairy legislation that enhances the dairy title provisions of the federal Farm Bill. HB 259 requires the Missouri Department of Agriculture to establish a dairy producer insurance premium assistance program for producers who participate in the federal margin protection program for dairy producers. Participating producers shall be reimbursed for 70 percent of their federal premium payment. The Missouri Agriculture and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) will administer the program. The bill also establishes the Missouri Dairy Scholarship Program, which will make 80, $5,000 scholarship for Missouri students seeing agriculture-related degrees.

Missouri State Fair to accept online payments: Exhibitors interested in competing at the Missouri State Fair will now be able to access new online entry and payment options, and online registration for the vendor input form, starting at 9 a.m. on May 7. The new ShoWorks exhibitor and entries management software program will allow exhibitors to register and submit their entries along with their payment by using an easy online portal available at the state fair’s website.

Grimm and Wieder receive 4-H volunteer award: Karla Grimm of Lawrence County, Mo, and Brenda Wieder of Greene County, Mo., were named 2015 Frank Graham 4-H Volunteer Leadership Award winners by the Missouri 4-H Foundation on March 13. Both Grimm and Wider were recognized for their commitment to the University of Missouri Extension 4-H youth development program.

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4 Julie Turner-Crawford – The ‘New’ Generation

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS

7 Superior bucks, embryo transfers help farm to produce high-quality goats

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Artistry in Wood

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Father, son start heritage swine operation

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Town and Country features Steve Graham

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Springfield, Mo., horse breeder incorporates foundation bloodlines in her program

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Youth in Agriculture spotlights Dalton Smith

The Anderson brothers continue to grow their business – and their families Eye on Agribusiness features Edgeller and Harper Farm Equipment

FARM HEALTH 15 Don’t miss the warning signs 16 Making smarter food choices

17 The battle against diabetes

20 Seconds count in an emergency 21 Sneezing, coughing, breathing

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22 Summer sun and your skin FARM HELP 28 Is it cost-effective to produce your own hay?

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ne of the absolute best parts of livrevoniswhaving orC ygood rreJ yB ing in rural America neighbors and, fortunately, that is true regardless of what part of the Jerry Crownover farms country you reside. When I get in Lawrence County. He a truck or tractor stuck in the mud, help is only a is a former professor of phone call away. When I leave a gate open, it’s not Agriculture Education at uncommon for a friend to call and see if I meant Missouri State University, to or, more likely than not, if I messed up again. If and is an author and my cattle get out, these same neighbors are just as professional speaker. likely to drive them back in instead of calling. But, To contact Jerry, go to sometimes, it gets downright embarrassing. ozarksfn.com and click Last Wednesday, as I entered the gate at the on ‘Contact Us.’ north farm, I could see a single cow off by herself.

Reasoning that she had a newborn, I went ahead and unrolled the bale of hay before going to tag her baby. As I approached the cow, I could see a tiny black blob next to her that was much too still and in a position that would have made any cattleman a little sick at his stomach. Sure enough, a lifeless calf lay beside the upset mother and to the dismay of both cow and cattleman, there was a second calf also. Neither of the twins looked as if they had ever drawn a breath.

I usually try to gather the stillborns for a more secluded resting place as quickly as possible, and I would have done so, if not for the fact that the cow was obviously not finished with her grieving process. There was no way she was going to let me within 20 feet of her dearly, departed offspring and it would have cost me either life or limb to attempt to do so. I jumped back inside the safety of the truck.

At 3 o’clock that afternoon, a good neighbor called to ask if I knew about the twins in the corner of the pasture by the road. I assured him that I did and explained the situation with the cow. “Yeah,” he replied, “I stopped to see how she was doing, but she wouldn’t let me over the fence.”

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griculture has come a long way in the last century.

It wasn’t too long ago that farmers walked behind teams of mules, Julie Turner-Crawford horses or oxen to plow the ground, is a native of Dallas hay was cut with a sickle and cows were milked County, Mo., where she by hand. It was a social event for many farmers grew up on her family’s when threshing crews came to a community with farm. She is a graduate their steam-powered machines. of Missouri State Milk was stored in large cans and kept cool in a University. To contact springhouse until a truck or wagon came around Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 to take them to the local creameries so the milk or by email at editor@ could be processed. ozarksfn.com.

It was just 200 years ago that 90 percent of the U.S. population lived on farms. Families produced their own food and, if they were lucky, they were able to barter with the country store owner for household staples with chickens, eggs and butter.

It wasn’t until the mid-1950s that the use of tractors surpassed the use of horse or mule teams by farmers in the United States.

Today, only about 2 percent of the nation’s population is involved in production agriculture. Gone are the days when almost everyone had a cow and a few chickens.

How does 2 percent of the nation’s population provide for the remaining 98 percent?

By becoming more efficient and improved technology.

Robotic milking parlors, drones flying above farms to check cattle, apps that monitor herd health and using satellites to plant crops have changed the way farmers do business today. It’s still hard work, but today’s farmers have a few more options and “gadgets” they can utilize.

Imagine the response if you would have asked a farmer 50 years ago if they use GPS when planting their crops or if they had an app that helped manage their cowherd.

I’m sure there would have been some puzzled looks.

With the vast majority of the nation’s population being non-farmers, farming practices are completely foreign ideas.

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Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page Even in our small towns in the Ozarks there is a large population that is three, or even four, generations removed from the farm. Their great-grandparents had a farm, but their grandparents moved to town and never looked back. I see it in my own extended family.

While the movement away from the farm has been common for generations, there is a new breed of “farmers” emerging.

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Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 The next day, the cow was just as protective and had obviously kept away any predators, so I once again left her alone.

That afternoon, a second neighbor called to inquire about my knowledge of the goings-on at the north place. I thanked him for his call but told him I was aware.

On the third day, after several more similar calls, I changed the answering message on my phone to, “Hello, this is

Jerry, and I already know about the cow and her twins. I’ll get them moved soon – I think.”

Now, a week later, everything is back to normal at that farm. While I feel fairly certain that I’m still the topic of conversation at the feed store and the coffee shop, I would still rather have neighbors who take the time to alert me to a problem, than those who would just drive on by.

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By using superior bucks and embryo transfers the Petersons produce a product that excels Most of the time when farmers buy a new base farm, many buildings need excessive refurbishing, pastures need re-fencing and facilities need to be reorganized even if they are all in good shape in order to meet the needs of the new owners. Lori

the entire acreage is laid out so that all pastures lead to the central facility and pens. This allows all animals direct access to the main buildings for individualized care.

The Petersons have added more barns and buildings for shade.

Lori Peterson and her husband Wess moved to a Neosho property that works well for their show goat operation.

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and Wess Peterson of Neosho, Mo., had Lori said, “The house could’ve been a no such problem when they purchased teepee, and we still would have bought a 25-acre facility previously owned by a it. I will never move the farm again.” retired veterinarian who ofThe Peterson herd consists of 100 ten did long-term care. head of Boer goats and 60 recipiAfter surviving an F4 ent females does, which are mixed tornado and rebuilding, the dairy breeds. The Nubians couple decided to move their goats are especially heavy show Boer goat operation, milkers producing as much Show Me Boers, to that site Neosho, Mo. as 2 gallons a day making south of Neosho. The facility is milking necessary even if perfect for their needs because the doe has twins. All extra APRIL 27, 2015

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milk is stockpiled in the freezer to feed bottle babies. The Petersons also have a dairy cow to supplement milk.

Breeding is very carefully controlled. A goat’s heat cycle is only 18 hours long and a buck may need to service as many as six does in a day, which is too many for good semen count. In order to ensure conception, semen is collected and stored with an extender fluid. It is then splashed against the cervix of each doe every six hours. Then the doe also gets live coverage from the same buck. Embryo flushing takes place two days in the spring and three days in the fall. Two embryos are implanted in each recip. The Peterson process and attention to detail have raised the conception rate from 50 percent to 85 to 90 percent. Any surplus embryos are frozen for later use.

The Peterson program is highly successful. “We run the high-end of the breeding stock spectrum and sell even in Canada and Mexico.” One Canadian breeder bought two Boer bucks, one of which won Canadian National Champion twice, with his son also winning another year. The same buyer bought another buck and won again this year.

Wess works for the Associated Wholesaler Grocers Co-op as a produce specialist and consultant for retailers, which means he is gone much of the time. His main contribution to their operation is working out a breeding program with an emphasis on pedigree rather than phenotype. Through research, he devises a constantly evolving program by crossing lines that work well with each other.

One recently purchased buck came with an eccentric preference for Cheez-Its, and eccentricity the Petersons are happy to indulge. Lori said, “We spoil him rotten, but he’s worth it and produces superior offspring.”

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The families of Daniel and Bryn Anderson feature the next generation of sheep showmen When brothers Daniel and Bryn Anderson were kids, they fully embraced life on the farm.

“We started out showing cows, then we showed a few hogs and then went into sheep,” explained Daniel.

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“That’s when it got a little tricky. We own, raising sheep continues to take center stage. Anderson Farms focuses on went from taking one vehicle to three,” said raising breeding sheep for the younger Daniel with a chuckle. But the Andersons wouldn’t have it any other way. generations of Andersons The family said they love sharing to show. The families breed their passion for showing sheep Katahdin, Southdown and with their children.

Lincoln sheep on hundreds “It teaches them responsibility. of acres in Ash Grove, Mo. They don’t want to be sitting in The land has been in the family Ash Grove, Mo. the house all day,” Bryn said. since the late 1950s, and Daniel The Anderson brothers and Bryn recall seeing a photo of say when they go to shows their grandfather showing Hamp-

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they see friends they made when they were younger and members of 4-H and FFA, and their children are all showing side-by-side.

“Everyone in the barns are like one big family,” said Bryn.

Anderson Farms hits a dozen or more shows a year, including the Ozark Empire Fair, the Missouri, Tulsa and Kansas state fairs, the All-American Junior Show and many county fair. The Anderson children are not old enough to participate in 4-H shows, so they show in open shows.

Amanda Anderson recounts a time when 7-year-old Brittany, who was not quite 2 at the time, proudly showed one of her sheep.

“She had a sippy-cup under her arm and she (Brittany) marched around the ring,” recalled Amanda.

All of the Anderson children seem to share interest of their fathers in showing sheep, and Anderson Farms yields some success on the show circuit.

They have achieved class winners at national shows, and grand champions at state and local shows. The Anderson children nabbed the Junior Herdsman award at Ozark Empire Fair last summer and 5-year-old Ashtyn won showmanship at the Polk County Fair. Anderson Farms hauls 20 sheep in their show string to smaller shows and the family takes its top 10 to national shows. Daniel also steps into the show ring as a judge for many local shows in the summer.

Anderson Farms runs a flock of about 75 sheep that includes four rams, 40 ewes and 30 lambs.

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“It’s not challenging to show the different breeds, but it is difficult to breed three different breeds,” Daniel said.

Anderson Farms manages the different breeds by keeping them separated in many different pens. They are also able to split some of the breeds on to different farms.

The Andersons show their sheep as lambs, then as yearlings and then the show animals go into the farm’s breeding program.

“We pretty well have our ewe base so we try to find a ram that will put the most structure on them,” said Daniel.

The Andersons say they try to stay true to what they know works in their program instead of chasing industry trends.

“The industry has changed a lot. It used to be about height but now they are trying to get more structurally-sound sheep instead of just tall,” Daniel explained.

Anderson Farms finds many judges also look for sheep that are straight on top and squared at the dock.

“The advice I have is, breed what you like,” said Daniel.

The Andersons prefer sheep with a moderate frame and a mild temperament. Their philosophy is to focus on what works for their farm because the opinions can change from show to show and judge to judge.

The Anderson brothers encourage their kids to keep trying despite whether they win or lose.

“If you don’t place in the top, don’t get discouraged, because with another judge, you may be first. It’s fun, that’s the main thing,” Bryn said.

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Horseradish farmer retired to the Ozarks in 2000, bringing his intarsia hobby along with him APRIL 27, 2015

ozarks roots Twenty-five years ago, as a horseradish farmer outside Collinsville, Ill., Vic Eckmann took up a new hobby, an art form known formally as intarsia, the origin of which can be traced back to ancient Egypt.

“The doctor said my blood pressure was too high and something that helped relieve my frustrations, taking my thoughts away from the business, seemed to help,” Vic farmed 100 acres on a three-year rotation with soybeans, sweet corn and horseradishes and also ran an irrigation business in that area. He inherited the farm from his father and 15 years ago, he retired to the Ozarks, turning the operation over to his son.

“I came to Bennett Spring to go fishing for the first time in 1953 and I’m the one who got hooked,” Vic recalled with a smile, while laying out a new pattern in his workshop, which today is within hollering distance of Bennett Spring.

Since 2000, he and his wife, Susan have lived in Dallas County, Mo., on the Niangua River and both work regularly at the Bennett Spring Park Store throughout the year. And when they moved, Vic brought his wood artistry with him.

“I use all different kinds of natural wood to make the various pictures.

None of the pieces are stained so it takes a number of different woods to make the different colors.”

Vic uses pieces of ash, walnut, sugar pine, aspen, poplar, cherry, western red cedar, butternut and red oak, amongst others. With all those little pieces of wood, he makes various designs from small to large, simple to complex.

His designs include pictures of children, animals, birds and fish.

“My favorites are probably the scenes, like the landscapes, the little boy splashing in the puddle, or the Amish couple in a buggy. I also like the simple ones like the raccoon or the bear cub and people seem to like those, too. I recently finished an arched piece to go over a doorway that used dogwood blossoms.

That came out really nice.

“For years, we went to craft shows, like the ones here at Hillbilly Days at Bennett Spring, but I had to have 25 to 30 pieces made up in advance for those.”

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These days Vic said he simply takes orders, makes some as gifts for his friends or donations for his favorite organizations.

A replica of the symbol for the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) that Vic made, was auctioned off at the na-

tional convention several years ago in Nashville, Tenn.

“It is getting harder to find the different types of wood and they are getting more expensive, and for this sort of thing, you have to have excellent quality.”

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This business is definitely in John’s blood. He grew up working in his father’s company, Edgeller and Harper Farm Equipment in West Plains, Mo. His father started the original farm equipment business in West Plains in 1981. For years, John worked every job in the business from assembly to delivery. In 1998, the Edgellers expanded the business by purchasing a similar company in Cabool, Mo. After 10 years, they needed more space and a different location and they moved to Mountain Grove, Mo. For the last 10 years, John has been managing Edgeller and Harper Farm Equipment in Mountain Grove, Mo. His father, Bruce Edgeller, who owns both businesses, runs the West Plains location.

Products and Services: Edgeller and Harper Farm Equipment sells new and used equipment from a variety of brands, including Kubota, Bush Hog, Land Pride, Vermeer and Husqvarna.

The company sells tractors, RTVs, mowers, hay equipment, and an array of attachments and accessories. Though the company carries several different brands, Edgeller and Harper’s top selling brand is Kubota. “The Kubota brand is growing nationwide. People are starting to look at them as more of a premier, top brand. Kubota’s strength is in their pricing, quality and financing,” explained John.

Edgeller and Harper Farm Equipment also provides service departments for new and used farm equipment at both locations.

Future: The future looks good for the company. “We are needing to expand our workforce and our building after that,” said John, referring to the Mountain Grove location. This familyowned and operated business has been working with farmers for 30 years and plans to be there for farmers for many decades to come.

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Father-son team undertake purebred Berkshire swine operation in 2014 Located in the southwest corner of Cedar County, Mo., near Jericho Springs, William Green and his father, Jared Green, started a purebred Berkshire swine operation in 2014.

While the operation is primarily William’s FFA project and his responsibility, his dad, Jared, also owns a few pigs and is there every step of the way teaching his son the tricks of the trade.

that not a lot of people had. There is a market when you are the only one.”

Both Jared and William are sold on the Berkshire breed.

“We researched and studied online, looking for a breed of pig that if we consume ourselves will have flavor. I have been discouraged with the pork in the store, it has no flavor, you have to add something to give it flavor,” commented Jared.

William Green feeds his Berkshire pigs at his family farm near Jeicho Springs, Mo. He started raising the pigs as part of his FFA project.

“Dad taught me how to (artificially inseminate) the sows,” said William as he “They have a unique meat that is dark red. watered a group of 14 hogs he is fatten- They cook and taste better because their meat contains marbling.” William added. ing to butcher.

Jared also likes the fact that Berkshires Jared is a graduate of Missouri State University with a degree in an animal science are a “heritage breed,” which means and spent time working for Murphy Fam- they have maintained a pure line breed since the beginning of the breed. ily Farms, a large hog venture The pigs have short snouts and they in Cedar County. His knowldo not root up the ground,” Jared edge of swine production has said, pointing to the lot the pigs proved beneficial to William Jerico were in. “They are a hardy breed as he shared why he chooses to and few of our pigs get sick. raise hogs in a state known for Springs , Mo. They have a high immunity cattle production.

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“We do everything from plumbing to doors and windows, to decks and remodels,” Steve said.

In the Country: Just over a year ago, Steve and his wife Chandra, who works in the health-care field, moved from Springfield to a small farm in Christian County.

At their property, they continue to look for their “farm niche.”

“We’ve had up to 65 animals at one time,” Steve said. “That was rabbits, chickens, geese, pigs, mules, goats, sheep, cattle, horses, donkeys … Just a little of everything.”

The Grahams have hand-raised raised most of their livestock, including calves and lambs they acquired as bottle babies.

While the couple admits to not having any farming experience, they are learning – thanks to a little research, some good advice from neighbors and lots of hands-on work.

“You can’t learn it if you don’t get in there and do it,” Steve said. “Farmers have a lot of jobs. I’ve been dad, grandpa, veterinarian, excavator and undertaker. We butchered our first lamb a while back, so now I’m the butcher, too.”

Both Steve and Chandra were raised in rural areas, but country living never appealed to Steve as a young man. Chandra agreed.

“When I turned 40, I really missed it,” Steve recalled. “I wish we would have done it years ago so that all our kids could have been a part of it. I guess it’s just in my blood.”

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Symptoms of a heart attack include chest discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes or goes away and then comes back, or pressure in the chest; pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach; shortness of breath, with or without chest discomfort; and/or a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.

“It differs for every person as far as the signs and symptoms, especially for women,” Hall said. “We hear stories about jaw pain, chronic fatigue and things like that, as well as shortness of breath, pains in the chest or pain radiating down the arms, the left side in particular. These are things that should not be ignored. We want people to call 911 and be transported to a hospital as quickly as possible because it can mean the difference between life or death.”

Hall added that those who are over the age of 65 and those who have risk factors for a heart attack, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking diabetes or a family history of heart disease are not the only Americans at risk.

“We have heard of teens suffering from sudden cardiac arrest and certainly people in their 20s, 30s and 40s are impacted by heart disease,” Hall said. “We can all be impacted by cardiac arrest. There is some good news in that 80 percent of heart attacks are preventable.”

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Smarter food choices can help protect against health issues Eating a healthy diet is important for your overall health.

Smarter food choices can help protect you against many chronic health problems such as heart disease. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), heart disease was one of top 10 causes of death in 2010. It is still a relevant concern today.

Heart disease includes problems such as coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. These problems can lead to having strokes, heart attacks, kidney disease, vision problems, diabetes, heart failure and even death.

Fortunately, having a healthy diet has been shown to reduce the risk of getting these diseases. Here are six ways in which you can do this: First, make sure to eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. The good news is with summer approaching, finding these become a lot easier. Local farmers markets have lot of local, fresh options available. It is also a great time to start a garden at home to grow your own fresh produce. Grocery stores are also a great source of frozen fruits and vegetables all year round.

Second, get your fiber. Fruits and vegetables have a lot of fiber; which is also very helpful in the prevention of heart disease. Higher fiber intake can reduce the risk of heart disease by 40 to 50 percent. Dietary recommendations of daily fiber intake for women are 25 grams per day and 38 grams per day for men. You can find fiber in beans, vegetables, fruits, oatmeal, some cereals, prunes, cooked peas, baked beans (canned, no added salt), canned kidney and lima beans, boiled lentils and almonds.

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in fish, walnuts, flax seeds and certain oils. Trans fats should be avoided. These are fats that can be found in margarines and fast food.

Fourth, replace refined grains (white bread) with whole grain foods instead.

Examples of whole grain foods include steel cut oats and whole wheat bread.

Fifth, get enough protein. The US Dietary Guidelines recommend eating two to three servings of protein-rich foods.

Some protein-rich foods that are healthier to consume are lean meats, eggs, and nuts. Processed meats, such as pepperoni, should be avoided.

Sixth, replace your sugary beverages with water. Sugary beverages can lead to obesity which could contribute to causing heart disease. If you need to add a bit of extra pizzazz do your water, try adding lemons, limes, or cucumbers.

All in all, a healthy diet can greatly contribute to your wellbeing. Remember to choose your food intake wisely.

Strive to incorporate more fruits, vegetables, and fiber into your diet. Choose water over sugary drinks. Choose the whole grains over the refined grains, and choose the polyunsaturated fats over the trans fats. Try and eat smaller portions.

Obtain your protein from lean meats, and nuts instead of processed. All of these small changes can lead to a healthier and more enjoyable life.

Jennifer Christy, FNP-C, is a primary care provider at OCH Lawrence County Clinic in Mt. Vernon. OCH Lawrence County Clinic is a part of a two-state health system with Ozarks Community Hospital.

APRIL 27, 2015

farm health & insurance

The Battle Against Diabetes

2015 Pioneer 700/4 SRP* $11,899 SALE $11,299 The 2015 Honda Pioneers are now in stock. And with $600 in HOTO Bucks, these deals are very sweet. Plus, you can still get a great price on a new 2014 Honda Recon - Save nearly $1,200! But hurry, these deals are not going to last forever.

By Michelle Leroux Type 2 diabetes is a serious and expensive disease.

No single factor is leading to increased incidents of diabetes, but the two most common are obesity and sedentary lifestyles.

“Even sedentary jobs now are more sedentary than they used to be,” explains Linda MacGorman, MD, CoxHealth Endocrinologist. “A secretary was never considered an active job, but 50 years ago they were more active in their job than secretaries now sitting in front of a computer most of the day.”

MacGorman explains that diets have changed too.

“We rely on the convenience of more prepared food, which is made flavorful by being higher in fat, salt and preservatives. Also our portion sizes have gone up over the years.”

Recently the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) launched a campaign to raise awareness to the increased number of individuals with diabetes. Prevent Diabetes STAT, which stands for Screen, Test, Act Today, focuses on prediabetes. The CDC says 86 million American adults have prediabetes and nine out of 10 people with prediabetes don’t know they have it.

Prediabetes is a condition where an individual’s blood glucose or hemoglobin A1C levels are high, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes.

“In type 2 diabetes it’s still too early to know if we can completely reverse diabetes,” explains MacGorman. “We do know that in prediabetes, you can make it go away. Diabetes isn’t like you fall off a cliff. Your pancreas has been going downhill for a long time, possibly 10 to 20 years before overt diabetes or abnormal blood sugars become a problem. It makes it a lot easier to make diabetes go away if you’re only half way down the hill with prediabetes.”

The rise of type 2 diabetes is also placing a strain on the economy. In 2012 the American Diabetes Association estimated the cost of diagnosed diabetes at $245 billion through direct and indirect medical costs. The average medical expenditures among people with diagnosed diabetes were 2.3 higher than people without diabetes.

The good news is lifestyle intervention that results in weight loss and increased physical activity can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes for individuals with prediabetes.

“It isn’t a matter of ‘don’t do this, don’t do that’,” said MacGorman. “But, let’s do it this way and see if that doesn’t promote healthier behaviors in terms of your dietary selections.”

She suggests eating three meals a day with the majority of your caloric intake occurring earlier in the day versus later in the day. “We discourage high fat foods and those high in calories that don’t provide nutrient value,” she says. “A helpful way to control portions is to use a smaller plate, don’t place food on the table and wait 15 minutes before getting up to get seconds.”

Activity level is also important. “You should be exercising at least five days a week, such as 30 minutes of brisk walking or comparable.”

Plus, your weight loss goal doesn’t have to be extreme. MacGorman explains that you don’t have to get all the way down to a normal weight to receive benefits from intervention to prevent diabetes. “The recommended starting target is 7 percent of your starting weight.

When you tell someone who is 200 pounds that they have to get down to 150, that’s daunting; you tell them they need to get their weight down to 185, they think ‘I can do that.’”

Act Today. Talk to your doctor about your risk for prediabetes and start today educating yourself about making better dietary choices and adding exercise into your daily activities.

Michelle Leroux is the media relations coordinator for Corporate Communications for CoxHealth.

APRIL 27, 2015

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Webster County, Mo. - 160 acres m/l. This farm has a beautiful upper pasture w/homesite overlooking the timber. Farm home on property is currently rented, Small hunting cabin on property. $287,200 Dallas County, Mo. - 313 acres m/l. Beautiful 3900 sq. ft. custom built log home has 2 stone fireplaces, 5 BA, w/a large heated garage. 50 acres of pasture, & big mature timber. Property video & new pictures will be coming soon. $1,095,000 Laclede County, Mo. - 418 acres m/l. Smith Creek Ranch features 6 live springs, 5 ponds & 1/2 mile of Little Cobb Creek. The property is set up for rotational grazing w/7 pastures that can support 100-125 cow/calf pairs. The Ranch features balance of grazing, hay & timber, all cattle & farm equipment can also be purchased w/property. Also includes a 3600 s/f brick & stone home, features 3 BR & 3 BAs. Also a guest home/foreman house which is 1568 s/f w/3 BRs & 2 BAs. 15331 Highway B, Lebanon, Missouri 65536 $1,350,000 Hickory County, Mo. - 360 acres m/l. Brushy Creek Farm is a big whitetail farm w/6 tower stands, multiple bow set ups & 8 food plots. The new cabin & pole barn are low maintenance. The cabin has over 1,000 sq. ft. of living space w/an open floor plan to entertaining. Property is 150 miles from Kansas City & 45 miles from Springfield. County Road 50, Cross Timbers, Missouri 65634. $599,999

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slaughter

market sales reports

bulls

beef

(Week of 4/12/15 to 4/18/15)

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle 128.00-162.50* 1

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction

121.00-147.50 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

122.50-146.50 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

131.50-156.00 † 130.00-151.00*

Lebanon Livestock Auction Mo-Ark - Exeter

None Reported* 119.00-155.00*

Ozarks Regional Stockyards 120.00-131.00

South Central Regional Stockyards

120.00-154.00

90

110

130

slaughter

150

†

170

190

cows

(Week of 4/12/15 to 4/18/15)

90.00-128.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock

80.00-138.00 † 78.00-116.00 †

Interstate Regional Joplin Regional Stockyards

88.00-133.00 † 95.00-129.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

100.00-122.00*

Lebanon Livestock Auction Mo-Ark - Exeter

89.00-131.50* 95.50-124.50 †

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

85.00-128.50 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards 80.00-108.00 †

South Central Regional

84.00-130.50 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing

40

60

80

100

cow/calf

120

140

160

pairs

(Week of 4/12/15 to 4/18/15) Buffalo Livestock Market

1500.00-2550.00* 1 None Reported †

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

1750.00-2500.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported

Lebanon Livestock Auction

None Reported*

Mo-Ark - Exeter

†

None Reported

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

None Reported

Springfield Livestock Marketing

1000

3000

†

4000

5000

cows

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

1575.00-2075.00* 1725.00-2225.00 †

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

2000.00 † 1300.00-2600.00 † 1

Joplin Regional

1900.00-2200.00*

Lebanon Livestock Auction

1300.00-2025.00*

Mo-Ark - Exeter MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

None Reported †

Ozarks Reg

1000.00-2400.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

None Reported

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

†

1300.00-2225.00 †

Springfield Livestock

1600

2100

2600

Holsteins, Lg. 3 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

None Reported †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

1100

Ava Douglas County† 4/16/15

†

(Week of 4/12/15 to 4/18/15) Buffalo Livestock Market

goats

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale

4/2/2015

Receipts: 1111 Supply good and demand good. All prices steady to lower. Supply included 7 percent slaughter ewes, 31 percent slaughter lambs, 40 percent slaughter goats, balance goats. All prices per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise.

SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled, few non-traditional 57 lbs 240.00. Good and Choice 1-3 30-50 lbs 230.00; 70-80 lbs 190.00-210.00. Hair lambs non-traditional: Choice and Prime 2-3 40-55 lbs 225.00-235.00; 80-95 lbs 155.00-175.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 18-38 lbs 200.00-220.00; 40-55 lbs 200.00-220.00; 60-75 lbs 200.00-225.00; 80-90 lbs 150.00-155.00; 100-160 lbs 100.00-130.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Good 1-2 wooled 120-190 lbs 67.50-90.00, Choice 3 hair ind 115 lbs 105.00.

Utility 1-2 62-75 lbs 85.00-105.00; 80-125 lbs 75.00-90.00.

Slaughter Rams: Aged wooled 225-305 lbs 65.0075.00; few hair 150-245 lbs 80.00-105.00.

Families: Medium and Large 1-2 with single or twin lambs at side 75.00-90.00 per head.

GOATS: Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1-2 30-40 lbs 250.00-290.00; 40-55 lbs 200.00-250.00; 50-60 lbs 260.00-295.00; few 55 lbs 300.00; 60-70 lbs 280.00295.00; 65-75 lbs 300.00-320.00; 80-90 lbs 225.00260.00. Selection 2-3 20-40 lbs 160.00-195.00; 40-55 lbs 105.00-180.00; 60-70 lbs 225.00-270.00; 80-100 lbs 130.00-150.00.

Nannies: Selection 1-2 50-105 lbs 100.00-130.00; 100-215 lbs 200.00-250.00.

Billies: Selection 1-2 90-205 lbs 135.00-150.00.

Replacement Nannies: Selection 1-3 several families with single and twin kids at side 70.00-90.00 per head.

San Angelo, Tx. • National Sheep Summary

stocker & feeder

3100

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 4/18/15

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 4/16/15

Cuba Interstate Regional† 4/14/15

Exeter Mo-Ark Livestock* 4/18/15

Misso 70-80 Virgin South

4/17/15

Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder lambs were firm in a light test. At San Angelo, TX 2979 head sold in a one day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 6500 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs under 170 lbs were firm, no comparison on those over 170 lbs. 11,200 head of formula sales under 55 lbs were not well tested; 55-65 lbs were sharply lower; 65-75 lbs were 4.00-5.00 higher; 75-85 lbs were firm; 8595 lbs were 4.00-5.00 higher and over 95 lbs were 4.00-5.00 lower. 5,518 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 112.89 lower; 45-55 lbs 1.04 lower; 55-65 lbs 4.81 lower and 65 lbs and up .30-.86 lower. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 100-170 lbs 130.00140.00.

VA: wooled 80-110 lbs 122.50-160.00; 130-160 lbs 113.00.

PA: shorn and wooled 130-200 lbs 153.00-180.00.

Ft.Collins, CO: no test.

Billings, MT: wooled 95-100 lbs 190.00-210.00; 121 lbs 141.00; 135-145 lbs 132.00-132.50.

Kalona, IA: wooled 100-110 lbs 170.00-185.00; 115135 lbs 150.00-157.50.

South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-142 lbs 143.00-153.00; 145 lbs 139.00.

Missouri: no test.

Equity Elec: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 230.00-246.00; 60-70 lbs 213.00-228.00; 70-80 lbs 210.00-216.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-208.00; 90-110 lbs 180.00-190.00.

Pennsylvania: 50-80 lbs 285.00-310.00; 90-110 lbs 257.00-270.00.

Kalona, IA: 50-75 lbs 225.00-240.00.

Ft. Collins: 75-80 lbs 220.00-225.00.

†

1825.00-3200.00

2000

replacement

18 18

sheep &

4/9/15

Receipts: 493 At this month’s special dairy sale at the Producers Auction Yard, demand was good on a moderate supply. The supply consisted of 14 percent Springer Heifers, 6 percent Bred Heifers, 32 percent Open Heifers, 4 percent Fresh and Milking Cows, 1 percent Bred Cows and 13 percent baby calves. The balance was made up of weigh cows and beef animals. All quotes are on a per head basis for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Supreme 1850.00-2100.00, Crossbreds 1750.001875.00, Approved 1500.00-1850.00, Crossbreds 1500.00-1600.00, Medium 1200.00-1425.00, Crossbreds 1175.00-1400.00, Jerseys 1225.001325.00, Common Crossbreds 900.00-1025.00.

Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Supreme 1775.00-1950.00, Approved 1425.00-1725.00, Crossbreds 1450.00-1675.00, Medium 1200.001325.00, Crossbreds 1000.00-1375.00, Jerseys 1125.00-1250.00, Common 930.00-1025.00.

Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Approved Crossbreds 1380.00-1460.00, Medium Crossbreds 1050.00-1150.00.

Open Heifers: Approved 200-300 Ind. 600.00, Ind. Crossbred 550.00, Ind. Jersey 525.00, 300-400 720.00-775.00, Crossbreds 610.00-635.00, Jerseys 775.00-825.00, 400-500 750.00-770.00, Crossbreds 790.00-860.00, Registered Jersey 1000.00, 500-600 875.00-1050.00, Crossbreds 920.00-980.00, Ind. Brown Swiss 880.00, 600-700 1100.00-1270.00, Crossbreds 1060.00-1070.00, Ind. Brown Swiss 950.00, 700-800 1325.00-1400.00, Medium 200300 Ind. 510.00, 300-400 585.00-630.00, 400-500 625.00-650.00, 500-600 775.00-785.00, 600-700 Ind.

1600.00-2775.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

600

900.00, Crossbreds 700.00-900.00, Ind. Jersey 775.00, 700-800 990.00-1125.00, Crossbreds 900.00-925.00.

Fresh Milking Heifers and Cows: Approved 1500.00-1875.00, Ind. Crossbred 1750.00, Medium 1125.00-1475.00, Crossbreds 1375.00-1400.00, Jerseys 1000.00-1125.00.

Bred and Springer Cows: Scarce.

Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers 310.00-370.00, Holstein Bulls 370.00-440.00, Jersey Heifers Scarce, Jersey Bulls Large 220.00-300.00, Small 105.00160.00, Crossbred Heifers 360.00-370.00, Crossbred Bulls Large 250.00-325.00, Small 110.00-240.00.

1575.00-2385.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

0

cattle

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

†

Springfield Livestock Marketing

70

dairy

110.00-146.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Market

4/19/15

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 161.00-166.00; wtd. avg. price 163.13.

Heifers: 159.00-164.00; wtd. avg. price 161.03.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 255.00-260.00; wtd. avg. price 258.26.

Heifers: 255.00-260.00; wtd. avg. price 257.47.

124.00-155.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

cattle

Nation

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prices

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 4/13/15

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 4/14/15

Lebanon Livestock Auction* 4/16/15

1041

1425

1023

1789

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6784

1356

874

Steady

Uneven

St-10 Higher

Uneven

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Uneven

Uneven

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320.00-347.50 289.00-323.00 240.00-294.00 240.00 -----

290.00-337.50 271.00-300.00 251.00-280.00 234.00-257.00 210.00-218.00

310.00-322.00 278.00-297.00 261.00-291.50 235.00-261.00 212.00-223.00

300.00-337.50 271.00-318.00 251.00-284.00 220.00-248.50 213.00-233.50

307.00-362.00 289.00-332.00 256.00-295.00 225.00-249.00 212.00-235.00

307.00-345.00 280.00-327.50 250.00-297.00 214.00-263.00 205.00-227.00

315.00-337.00 280.00-325.00 250.50-287.00 239.00-266.50 215.00-240.00

310.00-380.00 285.00-330.00 247.00-293.00 210.00-264.00 207.00-230.00

232.00 190.00-194.00 185.00-187.00 185.00-190.00 -----

205.00-223.00 205.00-223.00 190.00-210.00 172.00-175.00 174.50

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240.00-260.00 212.00-242.00 185.00-225.00 175.00-196.00 -----

320.00-348.00 261.00-316.00 262.00-263.00 ---------

255.00-283.00 230.00-260.00 220.00-240.00 195.00-225.00 180.00-205.00

270.00 245.00-275.50 213.00-252.00 218.50-233.00 200.00

262.00-302.50 240.00-272.00 220.00-255.00 217.00-226.00 -----

300.00-338.00 257.00-288.00 229.00-267.50 189.00-237.00 187.50-199.00

260.00-325.00 232.00-275.00 218.00-262.50 191.00-245.00 186.00-229.00

274.00-317.50 249.00-283.50 232.50-261.00 210.0-234.25 206.75-214.25

260.00-320.00 240.00-270.00 220.00-256.00 200.00-230.00 190.00-210.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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APRIL 27, 2015

reports

ice and Prime 1: 230.00-246.00; 60-70 lbs bs 210.00-216.00; 80-90 lbs lbs 180.00-190.00. s 285.00-310.00; 90-110 lbs

225.00-240.00.

20.00-225.00.

Receipts: 5839 Weaner pigs near steady. Feeder pigs no sales reported.

Supply light and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head.)

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 3764 head, 10 lbs, 36.00-39.34, weighted average 38.06.

Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 0% negotiated, 2075 head, 10 lbs, 34.59-47.00, weighted average 41.77.

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

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, Delivered 100% negotiated, No Sales Reported. *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of .50-1.00 per pound.

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Vienna South Central† 4/15/15

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 4/14/15

874

2121

1281

3024

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2-6 Lower

Uneven

Uneven

315.00-337.00 280.00-325.00 250.50-287.00 239.00-266.50 215.00-240.00

310.00-380.00 285.00-330.00 247.00-293.00 210.00-264.00 207.00-230.00

325.00-348.00 277.00-330.00 257.00-281.00 224.00-255.00 235.00

300.00-337.50 275.00-315.00 219.50-303.00 212.00-267.50 230.50

320.00-345.00 300.00-332.50 250.00-295.00 242.50-263.00 226.00-236.00

213.00

259.81 266.35 272.08 254.35

254.06

Week of 3/22/15

268.86

235.83 245.93 225.28 242.42

261.60

241.01

270.64 265.42

231.48

275.35 277.92 269.38 269.03 268.63

251.59 232.12 238.98 247.55 238.16

275.00

239.11

275.14

238.42 236.00

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240.00-260.00 212.00-242.00 185.00-225.00 175.00-196.00 -----

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270.00-290.00 248.50-279.00 233.00-253.00 215.00-231.50 -----

260.00-310.00 235.00-281.00 210.00-249.00 224.00-230.00 196.00-215.00

275.00-355.00 255.00-287.50 230.00-256.00 230.00-235.00 221.00-225.00

277.69

245.20

261.12 273.97 258.10

240.54 242.59 239.39 243.15

279.66

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9.44

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9.22

235.54

250.19

Week Ended 4/17/15 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum* * Price per cwt

236.39

262.73

avg. grain prices Soybeans

Joplin West Plains

*

263.18

Week of 4/5/15

1356 Uneven

APRIL 27, 2015

Cuba Vienna

261.81

Lebanon Livestock Auction* 4/16/15

260.00-320.00 240.00-270.00 220.00-256.00 200.00-230.00 190.00-210.00

Butler Springfield

258.27

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 4/14/15

274.00-317.50 249.00-283.50 232.50-261.00 210.0-234.25 206.75-214.25

Ava Kingsville

4/17/2015

Most cattle producers have wrapped up the feeding season and now turned cattle to grass for the summer. Hay producers are ready to put the season in the books and look towards new crop hay and hopefully a better year of business. Field work slowly got back under way in most of the state. Although spring planting doesn’t take long with the right weather so far planting as gotten off to a very slow start. The supply of hay is moderate and demand is light. Prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/ abd/haydirectory/ or for current listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185): 180.00-200.00.

Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 150.00-190.00.

Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00.

Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00.

Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-95.00.

Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 40.00-65.00.

Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 20.00-35.00 per large round bale.

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-70.00.

Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale.

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5-100 lbs 190.00-210.00; 121 132.00-132.50.

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122.50-160.00; 130-160 lbs

4/17/15

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.6250 and 40# blocks at $1.5750.

The weekly average for barrels is $1.6150 (+.0080) and blocks, $1.5740 (-.0035).

Fluid Milk: Farm level milk production is steady to rising seasonally across the West, Midwest, and East. California production is flat to edging higher. However, plant intake volumes in the state are generally below those of one year ago. Water remains a topic of concern. Manufacturers in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions are operating at full production levels in anticipation of supply volume increases. Class I sales volumes in the East and West have improved as schools resume classes, however bottling demand was down in the Midwest this week.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Upper Midwest $2.1313-2.2012.

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National Dairy Market

4/21/15

Estimated Receipts: 535 Supply and demand are light to moderate.

Compared to Monday’s close: barrows and gilts are steady to 1.00 lower.

Base carcass meat price: 50.00-58.00.

Sows (cash prices): steady, 300-500 lbs. 21.00-27.00, over 500 lbs. 25.00-31.00.

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Interior Missouri Direct Hogs

Week of 3/22/15

Missouri: 40-50 lbs 239.00-249.00; 50-70 lbs 235.00-250.00; 70-80 lbs 251.00-252.50; 94 lbs 235.00.

Virginia: 30-60 lbs 222.50; 60-90 lbs 193.00.

South Dakota: no test.

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550-600 lb. steers

$240

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When Seconds Count

By Julie Turner-Crawford

First aid kits, cool heads can help save lives during medical emergencies

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Cuts, scratches or other injuries are not unusual on the farm, but there are times when an adhesive bandage isn’t enough.

In many rural communities, emergency rooms for treatment of injuries or other health-related situation can be more than an hour away, which is why knowing the basics of first aid can help save lives.

American Red Cross spokesperson Brigette Williams told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor that the organization recommends that at least one person in each household be trained in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Being able to render assistance as soon as possible is critical, as well as calling for help.

“The first thing we need to remember is that when you see someone in distress, call 911,” she said. “If you are trying to assist that person and there are others around, we say to look someone in the eye, point to them and say, ‘Call 911.’

That way they are clear on what to do.”

The American Red Cross also recommends that an emergency first aid kit be in every vehicle, home or other structure, and Williams said farms are no exception. In addition to standard items such as wound cleaning solutions, bandages and gauze, Williams recommended that the kits have non-perishable snack items, water, blankets and even a change of clothing.

“You never know what situation you might get into,” she said. “You also need to have that kit nearby, somewhere that is easily accessible.”

Farmers spend a lot of time away from home, and Williams recommended that a supply of needed medication be kept in vehicles or barns.

“If you are asthmatic, need epi pens, or whatever, don’t count on being able to get back to the house if you need it,” Williams said.

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Fatigue can be a contributing factor for injury, especially around livestock and equipment.

“When you are tired, that’s when those (clumsy) things happen,” Williams said.

“When you get tired, you lose your focus.”

People should also to be aware of their surroundings at all times, including weather conditions.

“It might not be raining where you are, but if you hear thunder, you are in danger of getting struck by lightening,” Williams said. “It is important to know what safety issues are there to try and prevent or minimize adding injury or harm.”

The American Red Cross has an app that gives basic instructions to render assistance for prevalent emergency situations, such as sprains, bruises, cuts, insect bits, hyperthermia and heat stroke.

“It gives you the symptoms and what you can do until help arrives,” Williams explained.

Williams added that the tips from the app are available as long as the phone has power.

“You would need service to call 911, but not to access the app,” she explained.

While many injuries are not life threatening, it is still important to know what to do.

“If someone has a sprain or something like that, it doesn’t require 911 to be called, but we need to know what to do and how to make that person comfortable until they can get to the doctor,” Williams added.

Perhaps the most important to remember in an emergency situation is that cool heads prevail.

“That’s the most important thing you can do,” she said. “I know it can be difficult if it is a child or a loved one, but you can scream and cry later on. Right now, that person needs you full and present, no matter what the situation is and you being calm can mean the world to someone who is in severe pain or shock.”

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Farming is hard work.

Got Allergies?

By Dr. Brett Hronek

Sneezing, coughing, headaches and breathing problems don’t have to be a part of life For seasonal allergy suffers, the lush grass, budding trees and beautiful flowers can be an unwelcomed sight. You don’t have to spend the season indoors though to remain symptom-free, according Brett Hronek, MD, a CoxHealth physician who specializes in allergy and immunology in both Branson and Springfield, Mo. “If you suffer from seasonal allergies, symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, headaches, runny nose and breathing problems do not have to be part of your life,” Hronek explained. “Successful treatment can have a profound impact on an individual’s quality of life and make every change in season enjoyable.”

If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you should talk to your doctor or schedule an appointment with an allergist.

“We can identify the allergens and educate patients about treatment,” Hronek said.

Typically in late April, tree pollen, especially oak, peaks in the Ozarks. In May, tree pollen continues to be present as well as grass. Molds and weeds typically peak in late summer.

If the symptoms have been a reoccurring problem, it is best to perform an allergy test prior to the start of the season so a plan can be put into place to help alleviate those symptoms before they begin.

“Testing is quick and painless,” Hronek explained. “The test involves dipping a plastic testing device into different allergens, such as trees, grass, weeds, molds, animals or dust mites, and then applying it to the patient’s back. In 15 minutes, we can determine the patient’s allergens. Identifying the culprit allergen can help patients avoid those triggers and help us determine the best method for treatment.”

Simple things like keeping the windows shut in the house and car and using air conditioning can help.

“Seasonal allergy suffers should also APRIL 27, 2015

avoid spending significant amounts of time outside in the morning when pollen is at its highest in the day,” Hronek said. “Allergy suffers should also take a shower or bath before bed to remove any pollen from their skin if they had spent time outdoors.”

While trying to avoid the allergen can help, it may not be enough.

The next step would be to start medications, which can be both over-thecounter and prescription only, however, these only cover up the symptoms from the allergies.

“If symptoms are severe or not easily controlled, allergy immunotherapy, either injection or sublingual, is a great option for treating the underlying cause of the symptoms,” Hronek explained. “Allergy immunotherapy is the only treatment that changes the immune response and can cure the allergies, which decreases or eliminates the need for medications.”

Ignoring allergy symptoms can also lead to other health issues.

“Individuals with untreated allergic rhinitis are at higher risk for sinus infections, which can require antibiotics and treating the allergies can prevent this from happening,” he said. “Also, people with asthma or breathing troubles often have more trouble breathing or asthma attacks if allergies are ignored. With the variety of treatment options available, there is no need to suffer through another allergy season.”

Aside from caring for patients with seasonal allergies, allergists also evaluate and treat food allergies, shortness of breath, cough, asthma, eczema, rashes, chemical allergy, hives, swelling, recurrent infections, insect sting allergy and medication allergy.

Dr. Brett Hronek is a CoxHealth physician who specializes in allergy and immunology.

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Be Sun Exposure Aware this Summer

By Dr. Heather Powell

The sun’s rays can cause damage to the skin over time that can cause skin cancer Warm weather is here and in Missouri, that means more time outside.

As we look forward to summer fun, we must also be mindful of summer sun. The sun’s rays (UVA and UVB) cause damage to the skin over time which can cause early wrinkles and skin cancer. Around one in five people will develop a skin cancer in their lifetime.

By following a few simple tips, you can keep your family safe while enjoying the summer sun.

First, it is important to limit the amount of time you spend in the sun. The sun’s rays are the strongest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Avoiding direct sun exposure during these times will reduce your risk of skin cancer.

Next, it is important to wear protective clothing or hats when you are in the sun.

A wide-brimmed hat will help protect your face, neck, and ears from the sun. A hat is very important because the most common spots for a skin cancer to occur are the face, neck and ears. If you are not able to wear protective gear, the next best option is sun block.

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, when choosing a sun block, you should look for three key things on the label. It should have a sun protection

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factor (SPF) of at least 30. It should be water resistant. And, it should say broad spectrum, which means it blocks both UVA and UVB rays. Sun block should be applied before sun exposure, and it should be reapplied after 2 to three hours of sun exposure or after sweating or swimming.

Certain people are more prone to skin cancer, and need to be especially cautious with sun exposure. For example, individuals with fair skin and light or red hair are more susceptible to sun damage. People with light colored eyes are at more risk as well. If your skin burns easily, and you have suffered many sun burns in the past, your risk of skin cancer goes up.

It is important to regularly check your skin. If you find new spots, or you have freckles or moles that have changed in size, shape or color, notify your physician.

Your family doctor or a dermatologist can perform a skin check to make sure that you don’t have any pre-cancerous or cancerous spots on your skin. The good news is that most skin cancer is treatable and does not spread if it is caught early.

Now get out there and have fun in the sun.

Dr. Heather Powell is employed with the Family Medicine Clinic at NARMC Network.

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Top of the Line Pork Continued from Page 13 level and do not need iron supplements because they are outside on the soil continuously. They live in their natural environment. This is how God made them.

They are happy pigs. For small producers like us, Berkshires are good.”

William and Jared are in the building stages of their operation.

“When choosing replacement sows, I look for a sow with a long body that is not too muscular, good markings on her nose, feet and tail that is distinctive to the purebred Berkshire breed,” William explained, pointing to his sows that display the traditional black body with white markings of a Berkshire.

While his sows spend the majority of their time on the ground, when farrowing time comes, the sows will be moved to a farrowing crate.

“This is more sanitary than if they were under a tree and I can watch them closer and assist if needed. This also prevents the sow from lying on a pig,” said William. “My first set of pigs was born in November and December while the second set was born in January. Both sets of pigs will be butchered this year and I may keep back a few of the January pigs to show.”

Jared explained that there are several misconceptions about pigs, especially when it comes to their diet.

“Contrary to belief, pigs will not eat anything, they are particular,” he said.

It is important to William and Jared to feed their hogs a natural diet that is free from antibiotics.

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Jared Green talks about what he looks for in a replacement animal for the family’s Berkshire operation.

soybeans and a protein pack.

One positive aspect of the Berkshire breed is their rate of gain.

“I feed the pigs 200 pounds of feed per day and their ratio of gain is 3 pounds of feed per 1 pound of gain,” William said. “One month before they are slaughtered, we will change their diet to straight ground corn.”

“When the pigs reach 250 pounds, I will take them to the packing plant in Golden City, which is a USDA inspected plant,” explained Will.

It is important that the pigs are processed at an USDA inspected plant in order to sell the meat at local farmers markets.

“I will have the pigs processed into cuts the buyers want, such as chops, loin, ground pork, bacon, basically what you would eat on an everyday basis,” William explained.

The father and son’s marketing strategy for their purebred Berkshire meat includes farmers markets, word-of-mouth, advertisements in the local newspapers and Craigslist.

Since the Berkshire breed is still gaining in popularity in rural Missouri, consumers are not aware of the quality of meat this purebred breed possesses.

“People do not understand the value and high quality of the Berkshire meat and can be reluctant to pay a premium price at first.

In Japan and in restaurants in major cities in the United States, Berkshire is considered top of the line pork,” said Jared.

Aside from providing top-shelf quality pork to local consumers, the future goals of the operation consist of expanding their herd, and exploring the option of contracting with restaurants.

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Karla Johnson greets most visitors with a smile, a wave and an invitation to meet her in her horse barn.

No matter the time of day or evening, you will find Karla working with her Fox Trotters on her 30-acre farm in Springfield, Mo. So the best way to snag a little

Karla spent many years working in Alaska as a drilling engineer for a company called Arco. In the late 1990s, Karla and her husband, Tommy, moved to the Springfield-area in order to be closer to Karla’s father. As soon as they moved to their farm, Karla bought two Missouri Fox Trotters. In the years since, Karla

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Karla Johnson and one of her Fox Trotters. Karla’s herd consists of about 50 horses at KT Foxtrotters.

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quality time with Karla is to hang out has built KT Foxtrotters into a sizable horse farm. with her while she tends to her horses.

“It’s mostly a hobby that got out of “I have always loved horses. Ever since I was old enough to say anything about control,” said Karla with a chuckle.

Her passion for horses actually dates anything,” laughed Karla. Stepping into the pastures at KT Foxtrotters proves to back to when she joined a Girl Scout Mounted Troop in St. Louis, Mo., be a treat. Karla’s horses carewhile in high school. fully swarm visitors, nuzzling KT Foxtrotters owns eight Fox close, in hopes of getting Trotter stallions. All of the staltheir long faces petted or tall lions are registered and half are backs scratched.

“They like people. They like Springfield, Mo. gold papered. When Karla started building her opbeing around people,” said Kareration, she purchased the la of the dozens of Fox Trotters foundation bred Cremello on her farm.

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meet your neighbors stallion, White Knight, and foundation mares, including a granddaughter of the champion stallion Zane Grey. Through the years, she has grown her herd by focusing on several factors.

“I breed for disposition, conformation, and natural gait with color as a bonus,” explained Karla. KT Foxtrotters tries to keep its genetics close to the breed’s foundation horses.

“The Fox Trotter group for a while wanted small, slim, petite horses. I wanted to stay with the old-time breeding that was bred for working in the mountains and working cattle. Because I have been really selective in the bloodlines that I have kept, that is why I have ended up with the stock that I have,” Karla explained.

Horse enthusiasts come to KT Foxtrotters looking for a variety of horses.

“Most people nowadays are looking for trail horses, but I have horses that are great show prospects too,” said Karla.

She takes pride in letting her customers know that her horses are natural gaited.

Occasionally, KT Foxtrotters studs out its stallions to other breeders. This year, KT Foxtrotters plans to take three of its stallions on the Missouri Fox Trotter Stallion Tour. According to the tour’s website, the tour will offers Fox Trotter stallion the opportunity to showcase their stallion to breeders and Missouri Fox Trotting Horse enthusiasts. Various venues will be offered with attendees being bussed between locations. Each stallion will receive a solo showcase opportunity where they may either be ridden or modeled while an announcer highlights the stallion’s pedigree and accomplishments.

Recently, KT Foxtrotters purchased an additional 33 acres of land near the farm. Karla says she needed more acreage for her herd of 50-plus horses.

“One-third of my herd is over 22-years old. I guess I just take too good of care of them,” commented Karla with a big grin.

Simply feeding such a large number of horses can be a challenge. But Karla has discovered a strategy that works well for all her Fox Trotters. She feeds a 32-percent protein feed to all her horses. Her lactating mares and active stallions receive 2 pounds a day. She supplements the high-protein feed with less expensive sweet feed and loose minerals.

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are feeding big foals,” said Karla.

This feeding plan allows Karla to make small modifications without customizing and mixing feed to meet the needs of each horse. Karla says the feed works well for her seniors down to her foals.

“It is really easy to make adjustments on a regular basis,” explained Karla.

Though the mild temperament drew Karla to the Fox Trotter breed, Karla also main-

tains working with her herd on a daily basis instills a calm, gentleness in her horses.

“Every time you interact with a horse, they are going to learn something. Good or bad, they are going to learn something,” said Karla.

She says she makes a conscious effort to ensure her interactions with her horses are positive. In addition, when the foals at KT Foxtrotters are 7 to 8 months

old, Karla starts feeding them in the aisles of her barn. This allows the foals to get used to different noises, stimulus and other environmental factors.

Karla admits managing a large herd of horses requires a great amount of time and effort, but to this retired engineer, caring for her horses isn’t work at all. It’s fun.

“They are my passion and my every day life,” concluded Karla.

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Dalton continued, “I show dairy cows, registered Holsteins. This is my fifth year, showing. I do that at the University of Missouri. The shows operate on a point system, and as the points add up, then the awards are based on the accumulated points.

“I’m currently showing steers and heifers. I might be showing a goat, a meat goat in the future as well.”

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• Heifers have been bred to bulls meeting strict calving ease/birth weith EPD requirements.

• A strict immunization program has been followed including offical Brucellosis calfhood vaccination. Heifers have been tested and found negative for PI BVD. • Heifers will calve from Mid-Aug. to Nov. 30 and were preg-checked within 30 days of the sale.

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FFA Activities: “Currently, I’m the sentinel in the local FFA chapter, which is an officer’s position. The sentinel stands by the door, welcomes people as they come in, makes certain everyone has everything they need.

The sentinel sort of acts as a host for the meetings.

Next year, I’d really like to be our FFA president.”

Future Plans: “I plan to go to technical college and learn about heavy equipment and welding.

I might become an ag teacher in the future as I’d love to stay in the field of agriculture. The dream would be full-time farming but I’m not sure about that in this economy. I know full time farmers and I would really like to do that someday.

“The two biggest things we all have to do in agriculture today is realize how needed agriculture will continue to be in the future to feed our growing population.

All of us in this business are going to have to work even harder to keep raising enough food for this country’s growth.

The other thing we need to do is to work to fight so much of the misinformation that is out there. We don’t need to let others, the animal rights people or anyone else, hijack our story, our way of life and tell it the way they want it to be. This is our story and we need to tell others the way life really is on our farms and ranches.”

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John Alan Cohan is a Under this legal test, you are permitted to delawyer who has served duct losses against outside salary and wages only the farming, ranching if, among other things, you “materially particiand horse industries since pate” in the activity. Many duties, such as train1981. To contact John Alan ing of animals, showing of show horses and racing Cohan, go to ozarksfn.com of race horses, are delegated to qualified experts, and click on ‘Contact Us.’ and sometimes the IRS will question the validity of your own participation in decision making, in an effort to say you have failed to meet the material participation test.

This usually happens in the context of ventures that involve a partnership or joint venture. For instance, Joseph Machado of Long Beach, Calif., entered into the LB Partnership with four other partners to purchase a broodmare named La Barbara.

One partner was the managing partner and was responsible for maintaining the books and records of the partnership and for paying all expenses. The partnership made decisions by majority vote of all six partners. The broodmare was bred to a number of stallions, but the partnership generated losses over a period of seven years.

The Tax Court denied Machado the right to write off these losses against his income because it held he did not materially participate in the partnership. Accordingly, his losses were limited by the passive income rules of Section 469 of the IRS Code and could not be used to offset his nonpassive income.

This case illustrates the importance of obtaining advance legal guidance whenever you enter into a partnership if you intend to write off possible losses against nonpassive income sources. The material participation test is something you must plan on meeting and complying with. As a general rule, a taxpayer will be regarded as materially participating in a partnership if he is involved in the operation of the activity on a “regular, continuous, and substantial” basis.

What does that mean? A threshold requirement for meeting this test is that the taxpayer has participated in the activity for more than l00 hours during each taxable year. A taxpayer can establish the extent of his participation by any reasonable means including “the identification of services performed over a period of time and the approximate number of hours spent performing such services during such period, based on appointment books, calendars, or narrative summaries.”

The kind of activities that a taxpayer should be able to document during each year may include: consulting with advisers, other breeders and veterinarians, attending horse shows, tending to the physical labor that is part of proper animal husbandry, and performing other tasks and decision-making functions. It is imperative that records be kept of hours involved, and the number must be l00 or more hours per year.

It is important to keep in mind that the material participation test is supplemental to the overall IRS Regulations concerning the objective intention to make a profit.

Even if you can prove material participation in a horse activity, the IRS could still find the venture was merely a hobby by arguing that you do not have the overall intention to be engaged in a trade or business for profit.

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Is Hay Production Worth the Cost?

By Gary Digiuseppe

Equipment, fertilizer, fuel costs may be higher than buying hay or hiring a custom harvester Is hay production worth it? It can be expensive.

University of Missouri Extension Agribusiness Specialist Stacy Hambelton has broken down the costs involved in producing hay. Hambleton based his breakdown on 2014 data and excluded the cost of labor, land and salvage value, while assuming the presence of the tractor needed for the process and basing his per unit expenses on 50 acres at 2 tons an acre and one cutting per acre.

He estimated the cost of a new disk mower, 17-foot rake and baler at a combined $46,000, with a fixed cost per acre minus depreciation, interest, insurance, housing and personal property taxes of $111.41. The costs to operate the machinery include fuel at $5.78 per acre (assuming diesel at $3.85 per gallon), oil and lubrication at 87 cents and repairs at $3.18.

Perhaps the big expense would be replenishment of the nutrients being removed from the soil to grow the hay. Hambelton figures it would cost $101.66 per acre to replace the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) taken out of the soil by a cool season grass. This all brings the cost per ton of hay produced to $118.80.

It’s a little less, $93.99 per ton, if you bring in somebody else to custom mow, rake, bale and haul the hay. In his example, purchased hay costs $85 per ton.

If the producer uses his own equipment to cut a great deal more hay, the costs become competitive with bought hay; for 200 acres instead of 50, the cost of production per ton drops to $77.03. Hambelton noted among other methods to reduce the cost of cutting your own hay are buying used equipment, or sharing the purchase costs with a neighbor or relative.

“Typically, the biggest price and the biggest driver of the cost of hay is fertilizer costs, or conversely the removal of nutrients from your soil, if you don’t replace them with fertilizer,” Steve Swigert, agricultural economist and consultant with the Samuel R. Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla., told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “If you want to maintain your soil health and the level of soil nutrient, our guys here would be recommending you take a soil test every three years if you’re harvesting hay off your own place.” If your soil is in need of either potash or phosphorus, certain sources of manure will be cheaper than commercial fertilizer.

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“We AI our cows for safety reasons, and it’s cheaper than feeding a bull. We also will not keep an aggressive buck goat. We have a no horns policy on anything; it is safer for us and them.”

Bonnie Vanderpool Dallas County, Mo.

While Bermudagrass and other improved grasses have a significant yield response to fertilizer, native grass is limited in its ability to respond.

“We typically don’t recommend fertilizer going on native grass, or putting up native grass as hay in the first place,” Swigert said. “You can see Bermudagrass yields from 4 to 6 tons per acre, to as little as 1 ton per acre in some places. That would depend on what kind of rainfall, and what kind of forage growth you’ve got at that point.” In addition to Bermudagrass, ryegrass and wheat hay are harvested for sale in the Noble Foundation’s part of central Oklahoma.

On balance, producing your own hay makes the most sense if you need it to get your cows from one season to the next while raising a calf. Most years, it’s cheaper to buy on the market than to put it up yourself. Swigert said in years with ample grass – like last year, and possibly this year – a 1,100 pound bale will cost $30 and $40. That price can double in dry years, but the quality of stored hay will deteriorate over time, too. You can influence quality “by cutting at the right stage of maturity and not letting the grass get too mature, and then getting it put up correctly without exceeding some thresholds of moisture to where it will cure in the bale appropriately.”

A few hay sellers are profitable. For instance, you can enter the niche of specialty hay producers who sell to horse owners.

They are clustered in places like Northwest Arkansas and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and Swigert said, “There are significant markets for horse quality Bermudagrass hay, most of it small, square bales.”

Or, you can avoid the equipment cost by hiring a custom harvester.

“We’ve got custom operators that don’t have cattle and bale excess grass off places,” Swigert said. “Custom harvesters for individuals that need hay of their own but can’t justify or don’t want to have the hay equipment. Our economists try to position the producer so they need as little hay as possible, knowing that the price of hay will drive the cow costs up significantly.”

“All of my cattle are halter broken, and I am the Alpha cow so since they were born, they step back if I want.”

“Because I AI, I have to keep only one bull for clean-up which is safer for my family.”

Shelby Burns Greene County, Mo.

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“We have five different types of livestock and in many ways our safety precautions are the same for all, but slightly different. You need to know as mush as you possibly can about the different types of livestock you have.”

Becky Doehring Webster County, Mo. APRIL 27, 2015

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By Gary Digiuseppe

Cow-calf producers are finding new uses for abandon feedlots There are 31 million fewer acres in grazeable land than there were just a decade ago.

Most of that is land that was shifted from pasture into corn and soybeans, to take advantage of the high prices.

With feed prices now much lower and calf prices at near record highs, producers are looking at breeding alternatives that have been made feasible by this economic environment.

In a report by agricultural lender Rabobank, senior analyst Don Close said a couple of those alternatives involve confined cow-calf production, either in Southern Plains feedlots that have been abandoned or reduced in use due to the industry’s excess capacity, or in linear slant or hoop barns erected in the Corn Belt.

While all the forage would have to be brought in, Close told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor the operator can match the nutritional needs of the cow to the pregnancy/post-calving stage, and sort cows and adjust feed requirements based on their body condition scores in a way that isn’t an option with open grazing.

“What makes this work is better nutrition to the cow, and as a result the prenatal health of these calves is unbelievably good,” Close said. “They’re getting conception rates at the very high end of, or a touch better than, a lot of conventional breeding programs.”

The extreme drought has contributed to an increase in confinement cow production over the last few years, according to Dr. David Lalman, professor of animal scientist at Oklahoma State University.

“In western Oklahoma, New Mexico and southern Colorado, rather than just marketing their entire cow herd or a good portion of them, a lot of folks would just put them in a feedyard, a receiving yard, a sacrifice pasture or something like that,” he told OFN. APRIL 27, 2015

Lalman said confinement requires very intense management of the animals’ diet.

“If you turn a cow out to graze, she gets to consume all the forage she wants, but it’s a very safe diet so there’s not much risk of digestive upset,” he said. In contrast, when cows are receiving primarily concentrate feed with some level of roughage, “Feed has to be delivered in the correct amount at about the same time every day, if not twice a day.”

With no clean grass for calves to lie on, there is also elevated risk of disease.

Lalman said they’re getting mixed reports, with some producers claiming no trouble at all and others saying they are having significant health issues.

Lalman has been studying confined cow/calf operations with colleagues from Texas A&M and the University of Nebraska. One system he’s looking at involves only partial confinement. During the winter, cows are confined to a dry lot and fed hay most of the week, but are allowed out three to four hours two or three days a week to graze wheat. After their allotted time, the cows are already at the gate, ready to come in and drink water.

“By limit grazing, we can really stretch an acre of wheat and get a lot of nutritional benefit out of it,” he said. “Also, those cows are off our native rangeland and they’re giving it a nice, long winter rest.” During the summer, the cows are allowed onto the same land to graze a cover crop two hours a day for 30 to 45 days.

The next studies will involve the nutrition level in the dry lot. Lalman noted a cow will quickly become overweight if allowed an unlimited diet that’s 75 percent concentrate and 25 percent roughage.

“You can really lower the amount of concentrate that’s necessary to keep a cow in healthy body condition,” he said.

“It’s just amazing how little feed they need to maintain themselves.”

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Longer Grass Means Fewer Parasites

By Gary Digiusepee

Shorter pastures easily allow larva to migrate to the tip of plant leaves and be ingested by livestock “A heavily stocked pasture can have more internal parasite problems,” Dr. Robert Wells, livestock consultant with the Samuel R. Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla., told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor.

“A heavily stocked pasture is going to be grazed shorter, which allows those internal parasites to more easily complete their life cycles. They have to have short grass for the larva to hatch out of the ground, migrate up the stem of the plant and to the tip of the leaf of the plant while it’s got water on it, so either on a heavy dew or after a rainfall. Then, an animal has to come by and graze on that plant, and ingest that larva. If we’ve got grass that’s very tall, it’s difficult for that larva to make it to the top of that grass before it dries off.”

There is no one-size-fits-all formula for ideal stocking rates, which can depend on the type of forage and the growth stage of the animals.

“Cool season-type grasses that are going to be grazed during their growing time frame typically can be stocked a little bit heavier than warm season grasses,” said Wells. “Also, keep in mind if we’re grazing a cool season grass when it’s actively growing, the likelihood of internal parasite infestation is going to be lower because of the fact that the internal parasites have to have temperatures above 70 degrees for them to hatch out of the soil and out of the ground.”

Parasite loads are less of an issue on winter annual pastures, particularly if they have been frequently or recently tilled, which helps disrupt the parasite’s lifecycle.

The most common species of internal parasites that cause problems are the brown stomach worm (Ostertagia ostertagi), small intestinal roundworms and the barber pole worm. If deworming, Wells recommended

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rotating chemistry classes to prevent resistance; if using an anthelmintic in the avermectin family like Cydectin, Ivermectin and Dectomax, switch to an orally administered product the next time.

Rotation can also reduce parasite loads by letting pastures rest grass to grow taller. Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension regional livestock specialist at Mt. Vernon, Mo., told OFN, “Internal parasites probably do build up and tend to be more of a problem in those pastures that are being overly grubbed into the ground; it gives cattle more of a chance to pick up parasite eggs. That is the reason that we like to see rotation of pastures.”

He said while older cattle seem to be able to adapt to parasites even in a densely stocked pasture, problems will rise to the forefront in the younger animals.

External parasites, like hornflies and face flies should also be taken into consideration.

Cole passed along an interesting theory he’s heard to the effect that if cattle stocking populations are particularly dense, it will reduce fly problems; the constant trampling will disturb manure piles, leaving them less productive for flies depositing eggs. But he added, “I’m not sure that I buy into that, necessarily.”

Excessive stocking rates may not be as much of an issue as it has been in the past; Wells said most ranches he’s visiting are understocked.

“Because of the high prices, most people in the stocker business can’t really afford to buy all the cattle they need to, and on a cow-calf operation most of the folks that I’ve been talking with are still recovering from drought situations,” he said. “It’s very difficult for them to buy all the cattle back that they need to, or would like to, to be able to capitalize on these high prices.”

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Adding Value to Increase Profit

By Klaire Howerton

Ways for your livestock to bring you more bang for your buck As a livestock producer, you understand the importance of getting the most out of your animals, whether it is performance, profit or both. If your animals don’t have value, you can’t have a profitable farming venture, and making a profit off the farm or ranch is every stockman’s goal. But what if there were some ways for you to get even more value out of your herds than you already are? By utilizing some different management and marketing techniques, you can make your livestock work for you – and your bottom line.

Sheep

Sheep are becoming a popular choice for small livestock due to the demand for lamb and mutton in the meat market. Sheep are good grazers, and do well in a multi-species grazing system, such as following cattle with sheep.

“A greater variety of grazing animals will generally better utilize a more broad spectrum of plants,” said Cody Holmes, Missouri stockman and author of “Ranching Full Time on Three Hours a Day.” Better utilization of all the plants in pastures leads to greater value in your herds, and a better bottom line at the end of the year. Sheep can also have a lot of worth come processing time – creating unique, value-added products like lamb bratwursts and ground lamb can boost sales at niche selling venues like farmers markets and health food stores.

Goats

Goats are another species that benefit from a multi-species grazing program.

Goats will eat forages that other livestock won’t – like multiflora rose and honey locust saplings. Many farms have a small herd of goats strictly to clear brush – but you can also capitalize on these four-legged mowing machines by marketing their highly-sought meat to APRIL 27, 2015

ethnic communities, or by investing in the fiber industry with a herd of Angora goats that can be sheared twice a year.

Treating goats for health issues using herbal or natural remedies instead of conventional treatments can help your herd values as well, by still caring for the goats and keeping cost low – Lesley and Barry Million, owners of Terrell Creek Farm, an Animal Welfare Approved dairy goat farm in Fordland, Mo., choose to use several different kinds of herbs in their program.

“Some are fed weekly to control parasites and some are used as needed for other issues (immune boosting, antibacterial or anti-fungal),” Lesley Million explained said. Supplemental herbs fed at Terrell Creek Farm include black walnut hull, garlic, ginger, pumpkin seed, fennel, dandelion, oat straw, apple cider vinegar and kelp, to name a few.

Cattle

Cattle have a variety of options for added value – but one of the best ways to get more out of cattle is by supplementing, especially through the winter months. If you are short on forage, or have to resort to feeding less than stellar hay to get through the cold season, you will want to consider a supplementation program to keep your cattle in good condition and to maintain their value.

Even during a good year, supplementing can help boost productivity and profit margins.

Shea Barber, regional sales manager for SmartLic Supplements in South Dakota and Feed in a Drum Supplements in Oklahoma, says that “Supplements enhance the digestibility of poor quality forage.”

He also notes that “supplementation improves rumen function, provides more energy through dry matter intake, and leads to better semen quality.”

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April 2015 27 Free Beginning Veteran Farmer Workshop – 8 a.m.-5 p.m. – Free lunch provided

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Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, Springfield, Mo. – 417-881-8909 or www.mggreene.org 27, 30 Dirt Dirt Dirt Soil Class – 6 p.m. – Laclede County Extension Center,

Lebanon, Mo. – 417-532-7126 28 The Affordable Care Act and Your Business – 12-1 p.m. – Eldon Central

Bank meeting room – 573-369-2394 28, 5/2 Hickory County Master Gardeners Plant Sale – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. – McCarty

Senior Center, Wheatland, Mo. – 417-745-6767 28 Backyard Poultry – Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 28-30 Grazing School – Southwest Center, Mount Vernon, Mo. – 417-466-3102 May 2015 2 Goat Day and Pen Sale – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Gordon’s Feed, 7410 East US Hwy 60,

Rogersville, Mo. – 417-838-5180 2 Master Gardeners Plant Sale – 8 a.m.-2 p.m. – Powers Museum, 1617 Oak Street,

Carthage, Mo. – 417-358-2158 5 Brown Bag Lunch Garden Series Tomatoes for the Garden – Forsyth, Mo.

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Boys Ranch, Brighton, Mo. – 417-326-4916 9 Hog and Lamb Weigh In – 9-11 a.m. – Laclede County Fairgrounds, Lebanon,

Mo. – 417-532-7126 9 Webster County Plant Sale – 8 a.m. – Webster County Extension Center,

Marshfield, Mo. – 417-859-2044 12 Industry Outlook and Risk Management Meeting for Beef Producers – West

Central Regional Extension Office, 908 N. Second Street, Clinton, Mo. – 660-747-3193 12 May Hay is Good Hay – Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 15 Show-Me Select Heifer Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, Mo.

– 417-466-3102 or 417-466-3386 15, 22, 29, 6/5, 6/12, 6/19 Annie’s Project – 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. – Cost: $75 per person,

pre-registration needed by May 6 – Barry County Library, 301 W. 17th Street,

Cassville, Mo. – 417-847-3161 16 3rd Annual 4-H Run for the Clover Race – 8 a.m. – Atchley Park, Lebanon,

Mo. – 417-532-7126 19 Basic Sheep Production – Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 23 Master Gardeners of the Ozarks 2015 Home Garden Tour – 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

– registration fee: $25.00 – Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 26 Eating Wild Edibles – Neosho, Mo. 417-455-9500 28 Credit: How to Get It and How to Fix It – 6-8 p.m. – Cost: $5 per person

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Food Safety guidelines for the home – Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 Berry Basics – Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 Master Gardeners Meeting – 1:30 p.m. – Hermitage, Mo. – 417-745-6767 An Evening in the Garden – 5-8 p.m. – Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 Native Plants – Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500

July 2015 6-11 Laclede County Fair – Lebanon, Mo. – 417-532-7126 7 Brown Bag Lunch Garden Series Drip Irrigation – Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 8-11 Newton County Fair – Fairgrounds, Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 August 2015 4 Brown Bag Lunch Garden Series Harvest Time – Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 22 Pollinators Class – 10 a.m. – Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 September 2015 1 Brown Bag Lunch Garden Series Growing Micro Greens – Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 10 Southwest Center Ag Education Day – Southwest Research Center, Mount

Vernon, Mo. – 417-466-3102 11 Southwest Center Field Day – Southwest Research Center, Mount Vernon, Mo.

– 417-466-3102 October 2015 3 Monarch Watch – 10 a.m. – Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431

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