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VOLUME 23, NUMBER 11 • WWW.OZARKSFN.COM

BUILDINGS & CONSTRUCTION • BEEF MONTH

A New Way of Raising Cattle

Len and Amy Miller bring their operation to Missouri from New Mexico

Just the Right Size The Roberts family reduces total head count to improve manageability

Building a Barn

Producers should plan well in advance of breaking ground

The Top of the Line

Paul and Rhonda Wallen strive for the best Beefmaster cattle possible

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Retailers honored: The Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Missouri Grown program announced funding for 13 retail businesses that carry Missouri Grown products. The Missouri Grown Retail Promotion Matching Grant awards up to $1,000 per retail store for reimbursement of expenses associated with promoting Missouri Grown member products. “Our Missouri Grown members have told us that placing product in retail stores is one of the biggest challenges to their future growth,” said Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn.

“With this new grant opportunity, we’ve identified willing business owners that want to solve that challenge. I’m excited to see the growing opportunity pay off for our small businesses, while helping consumers find Missouri products.” The grant funds are being awarded to retail stores of all sizes. The competitive grant program provides advertising funds to Missouri retail stores that sell products from a minimum of five Missouri Grown member companies. Stores represented include single locations, as well as the Pyramid Foods family in Southwest Missouri, which includes Price Cutter, Ramey and Country Mart locations. St. James Winery was also awarded funds.

Scholarships awarded: The Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture committee recently announced the winners from Missouri 4-H and FFA State Fair exhibitors to be awarded scholarships.

Those selected from the Ozarks region include Avery Schiereck, of El Dorado Springs, who was selected to receive the $2,500 supreme scholarships offered by the Missouri State Fair Foundation, The following students were presented with $1,500 scholarships from YIG supporters: Caitlyn Kleffner, Rolla; Kaitlin Kleiboeker, Stotts City; Taylor Miller, Lebanon; Payden Nolting, Lamar; and Macie Wolf, Reeds.

Rolla student awarded scholarship: Caitlyn Kleffner of Rolla, Mo., was recently awarded the 2021 Missouri Corn Scholarship fpr $1,000 from the Missouri Corn Growers Association and Missouri Corn Merchandising Council. Caitlyn is the daughter of Christy Green and Larry Kleffner. She plans to attend the University of Missouri to study animal science.

Nominations sought: Nominations are being accepted for the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame. The award is presented to individuals who have created exceptional legacies of volunteer service and dedication to Missouri 4-H. A nomination form is available to nominate candidates for the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame award. Nominations are due by June 1. Nominations will only be accepted from county 4-H councils and their designated representatives. Visit go.ozarksfn. com/w5t for more information.

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Smaller is just the right size for the Roberts family Taco Town has more than tacos Eye on Agribusiness features Marshfield Buildings Town & Country spotlights Kyle Jones Couple find a new way to raise cattle in the Ozarks Youth in Ag highlights Ayran Rapp

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Those of us who live out in rural areas don’t have to Jerry Crownover farms rely on astute, investigative journalists to provide that in Lawrence County. He information to us. We know, and I know more keenly is a former professor of than most.

Agriculture Education at For as long as I can remember, I have been a critMissouri State University, ter magnet when it comes to the disgusting, pint-sized and is an author and professional speaker. pests. As a child, I could walk, side-by-side, with my To contact Jerry, go to father, through woods and meadows, which would reozarksfn.com and click sult in Dad having nary a single tick on himself, while on ‘Contact Us.’ I would have enough on me to replenish the planet in case a nuclear disaster ever wiped out the population.

In late February of this year, just a week after we had experienced sub-zero temperatures and 10 inches of snow, I was walking through the woods in search of a cow, and lo and behold, I felt something on my leg, just above boot high, and guess what? Why me?

I always blamed my ability to attract the varmints on my naturally, sweet disposition, but way too many people have disputed that idea throughout the rest of my life, so I guess I’ll have to get rid of that argument, and make up something else.

When it was blackberry-picking time in my youth, I would get covered with the critters, to the point Mom would have to smear bacon grease all over my wounds to keep me from clawing my legs into tiny pieces. I can also remember my parents soaking rags in kerosene, and tying them around my ankles in an effort to keep the tiny biters at bay.

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First, it was the governor of the Centennial State declaring March 20 as “MeatOut Day,” and now there is a ballot initiative Julie Turner-Crawford that, if passed in 2022, will devastate the is a native of Dallas state’s livestock industry.

County, Mo., where According to published reports, Initiative 16, a section she grew up on her referred to as “Wilbur’s Law,” adds livestock and fish to family’s farm. She is a the state’s animal cruelty law and redefines what congraduate of Missouri stitutes a “sexual act with an animal,” including pracState University. To tices used in breeding and animal husbandry. PAUSE contact Julie, call 1-866(Protect Animals from Unnecessary Suffering and Ex532-1960 or by email at ploitation) states “any intrusion or penetration, howeditor@ozarksfn.com. ever slight, with an object or part of a person’s body” into an animal would be a criminal act. In other words, AI would be outlawed, as would palpation, obtaining a pelvic measurement, collecting semen, castration or assisting in a difficult birth. Some veterinarians in Colorado have also voiced concerns it would be illegal to spay and neuter pets.

The initiative states it wouldn’t prevent someone from “dispensing care to an animal in the interest of improving that animal’s health.” However, opponents say there’s a misunderstanding of agricultural practices and caring for livestock.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is “looking” at the proposal. The anti-animal agriculture organization’s president, Ingrid Newkirk, said PETA is “all in favor of pointing out the sexual abuse of farmed animals, including cows who are violated during artificial insemination… piglets who are castrated while fully conscious and

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without pain relief; and many more.”

That doesn’t surprise me. PETA likes to say farmers and ranchers as the bad guys. Yet, PETA has euthanized more than 40,000 dogs and cats since 1998, some only weeks old and only minutes after being taken to PETA’s only shelter in Virginia.

Initiative 16 also requires the slaughtering of livestock only occurs if an animal has lived a quarter of its natural lifespan.

Cattle have a 20-year lifespan, so feeder calves will be oxen before being processed. That’s a lot more feed, and beef quality will be low. It will be genuinely aged before it ever hits the packer.

The two designated representatives of the initiative are Alexander Sage of Broomfield, Colo., and Brent Johannes of Boulder, Colo. The duo, who have not consented to any interviews with Colorado media, allegedly have ties to “radical animal extremist” organizations and are pushing the initiative to destroy animal agriculture. They and their supporters must gather 124,632 valid voter signatures to get it on the November 2022 ballot. There’s a chance PULSE will gather enough signatures, and that spells bad news for farmers, ranchers and feedlot owners.

There will be lots of misinformation about farming while supporters try to gather the needed signatures. Hopefully, agriculture-related organizations and groups are already working to stop the measure before it even gets to the ballot.

If not, they will be behind the proverbial “eight ball.”

If the measure does get on the ballot, I’m sure there will be tremendous donations from groups like PETA to promote a “yes” vote by Colorado residents.

There will be some highly-paid actors with non-farming backgrounds stumping for votes, claiming cows are “raped” and “sexually tortured” to make farmers and ranchers sound like deviants. Sadly, they are trying to compare farming practices to bestiality to get some votes.

What does a petition going around in Colorado have to do with farming and ranching in the Ozarks? More than you may realize. Animal-rights extremists are doing everything they can to destroy farmers and ranchers, and they will not stop at state lines. Oregon has a similar, basically identical, ballot measure seeking support. I have a sneaking suspicion we will see more and more of these pop up across the country if these measures in Colorado or Oregon get on the bal-

lot; these are just test runs by anti-ag groups. You might be saying to yourself, “that won’t do that here,” think again; it can and will happen one day.

If passed, Initiative 16 opens the pathway to making it a crime to vaccinate an animal without sedatives, milk an animal, or house an animal in a fenced area. PETA and organizations like it could one day get their wish that all animals can roam free without human intervention. If that were to occur, not only would humans die from starvation, but so would millions of animals because of overpopulation and a slew of diseases. How organizations claiming to care about animals think this is a good idea is beyond me.

Producers need to be aware of issues brewing about the industry and take a stand. Ask your local, state and federal lawmakers what they are doing to protect agriculture against anti-farm-related organizations; they all have lobbyists on the payroll. It takes a lot more than being a right-to-farm state or community to protect farmers and ranchers and their way of life. It takes someone willing to stand up, not stand in line, to protect American’s farmers and ranchers.

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Wallen Prairie Ranch, and Paul and Rhonda Wallen strive for the best Beefmaster cattle possible Paul Wallen and his wife Rhonda took a big risk in 2006, a risk that paid off.

“We started with registered Beefmaster seedstock in 2006. We wanted to raise cattle to sell in registered sales.,” Paul said.

Today the couple produces top-quality Beefmasters, animals that are among the best of the breed. A Wallen Prairie Ranch bull was recently the top seller at the Beef on Forage sale in Oklahoma.

Seven Wallen Prairie Ranch bulls made the final cut for the sale.

Paul and Rhonda have 150 head of momma cows, and heifers and bulls of various ages, at their Wallen Prairie Ranch near Lockwood, Mo. Not only have they produced some of the top individuals in the breed, but a few national champions.

“We are so hands-on and do this all ourselves, so it means a lot,” Rhonda said of their success in the cattle industry. “We are big into quality control.”

“We have a heifer that has the biggest ribeye in the breed,” Paul said. “I have a bull that has the biggest ribeye in the breed. It’s not just about the meat. If they have a huge ribeye, they have a lot of width and wide back that transfers back into their body. It’s a measurement of muscle. If you have a 365-day-old animal that has a 20-inch ribeye, it’s a dead giveaway that you aren’t hurting for muscle. With my yearling heifers, I want an 11-, 12-inch ribeye or bigger, and bulls to have a 14- or 15-inch ribMAY 10, 2021

Paul and Rhonda Wallen began raising registered Beefmaster cattle in 2006.

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eye or bigger. If you have average cattle, not saying every Beefmaster will go to 20, but it’s not uncommon for them to you’re going to get average prices.”

The breed traits that first drew Paul, be 15, 16 or more with no issues.”

Beefmasters are a U.S.-developed his father Norbin and brother Phillip to Beefmasters in the 1980s are the traits breed derived from Hereford, ShortPaul and Rhonda continue to build horn and Brahman cattle and have come a long way. upon in their herd.

“Beefmasters have changed from what “They are extremely docile and grow fast,” Rhonda said. “They are great they were back in 1950,” Paul said.

“Now they are mostly solid colors, a moms and have a high fertility rate.”

“Their performance, the easy keeping, little cleaner made, but you don’t want low-maintenance and their power are to change the breed so much that you some of the things I like,” Paul said, add- lose pounds and performance. They are ing that the breed has fewer issues with a more muscular animal than they were flies and are heat tolerant. “We have when the breed was developed.”

The Wallens have both red and black never had a single case of pink eye, and cattle in their herd, but Paul tends to you won’t see them standing lean toward reds. in the ponds in the summer “It seems like it’s easier to produce – ever. On the hottest day of really-top-of-the-line red cattle the year, our cattle will be out than it is black ones,” Paul said. grazing, where everything else is in the pond; the longevity as Lockwood, Mo. “Our blacks are limited, but they are really good quality. well. Cows will have calves unSome might disagree with til they are 20 years old where me, but it would be hard to most breeds are done by 10. I’m Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

have an all-black Beefmaster herd and have the same quality as the reds. Buyers in the south also prefer reds, so a lot of our customers like reds over blacks.”

Breeding is based on each individual animal, yet the Wallens depend little on AI. “We have such good bulls that we just match them to the cows,” Paul explained. “If a cow needs a little more depth, then I will use a super deep bull.

You look at the cow and figure out what bull will fit her the best. With Beefmaster being a three-way cross originally, you have different body types; it’s not like every animal looks the same. If you are a picky person and want the best animals possible, it’s all about the custom match.

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meet your neighbors The Top of the Line Continued from Previous Page They added that any females they purchase are females that will complement their bulls.

They do have an embryo program, but it is limited, and the embryos are not placed in their own recip females. The Wallens instead work with other cattle producers and use their females to carry calves that will one day have the Wallen Prairie Ranch brand.

“We’ve got about 480 acres, and we don’t want to get any bigger; we just want a top-of-the-line, quality herd,” Paul said, adding that about 120 acres of their farm is never grazed, but used for hay production, which is predominately fescue, just like their pastures.

Wallen Prairie Ranch has sold cattle to producers worldwide, and Beefmaster genetics are in demand in Panama, Columbia, throughout Mexico and in Thailand.

“We got a video from a buyer in Thailand of a bull they bought from us and he said, ‘Yours are the best,’” Rhonda shared. “We’ve worked hard on our cattle, so it’s nice to hear.”

Paul and Rhonda do a few things differently than other producers in the Ozarks.

Calves are predominantly born in May and June to avoid harsh winter weather.

“It’s not as important to us to worry about when the weaned calves go to the stockyards because ours don’t go to the stockyards,” Paul said. “Our land is mostly flat, and we don’t have a lot of windbreaks, so we gear things towards May, June calving. We do have some fall calvers, and then I will breed a few for winter calving, so I will have a few for the futurities because those calves have to be born between February and March.”

While Beefmasters are larger-framed cattle, they have few calving issues.

“During calving season, we check them in the morning and at night,” Paul said.

“They are on their own the rest of the time. They are hardy and can take care of themselves. Our birthweights are good, and they grow really fast. They will put on 100 pounds a month, easy.”

“They are just good mommas,” Rhonda said. “Most of our calves average about 65 pounds at birth.”

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Some breeds stump bulls as low-birthweight bulls, but Paul said those bulls might be low-birthweight bulls, but future growth could suffer, but not a Beefmaster.

“With Beefmaster, you can get a 65to 75-pound calf that will wean off at 7 months at 800 pounds. Compared to a 400-, 500-pound calf, that’s a big difference,” Paul said. “By using a Beefmaster bull on your commercial cows, you will see a bigger weaning weight, about 100 pounds bigger.”

Wallen females raise their calves to that 800-pound weaning weight primarily through grass. Calves are offered creep feed about two months before weaning, but most of the work is done by the dams. Cows are offered mineral yearround, and in the winter months, they receive silage, which Paul and Rhonda source from a neighboring farm. Hay fed to the herd is produced at the Wallen Prairie Ranch.

After participating in and topping other sales for more than a decade, the Wallens held their inaugural sale, the annual Power Plus Performance Sale, in June 2020, at their newly constructed facility at the ranch.

In addition to their cattle, the Wallens opened their sale to those who have bought cattle from them in the past. This allows the other breeers to sell their females with Wallen Prairie genetics. This year’s sale is set for June 12, with more than 70 lots.

“When we first started doing this full time, I told Rhonda I would be happy just to make a living, but we have been blessed,” Paul said humbly. “Missouri isn’t known for Beefmasters. We worked hard to get our genetics built up, and we went to a lot of sales trying to get our name built up. We knew we had to do that before we could have our own sale, and that’s what we have done.”

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Jake and Melissa Roberts farm 200 acres in far eastern rural Laclede County, Mo., where they run a 140to 150-head commercial cow/falf pairs, and a few stocker calves.

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but was not happy with the time he was spending on the road, away from Melissa, their 14-year-old daughter Taylor and 12 year old son Trevor.

“The market dropped so hard and fast last year,” he said of the cattle markets in 2020. “We took an 85 percent hit, but we just had to find a way to scale back to what we could handle ourselves. Melissa is more of a cattle person than I am probably, having grown up on a Nebraska ranch. Our kids are home-schooled, as far

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Shortly before the pandemic, howev- responsibility and respect.

“This past spring, Melissa and the kids er, Jake suffered a serious four-wheeler did all the work, calving, feeding and raisaccident, including a broken back. That ing of the calves. We keep up on the vacinjury, along with this past cines, to keep a healthy herd, includyear of COVID brought the ing a closed herd. We haven’t bought Roberts to a point where they any cows in the past eight or nine had to scale back. Finding and years since we started here.” keeping reliable farm help has The Roberts raise their calves also been increasingly difficult to 800 pounds. They then send throughout this pandemic year. Lebanon, Mo. Jake returned, for a time, to a — Continued on Page 14 grain-hauling truck operation MAY 10, 2021

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Taco Town has been serving up unique dishes since 1974 In August 1964, Doyle Rutherford opened the Cities Service Station in the building known today as Taco Town in Carthage, Mo. The station closed two years later then served as a diesel shop, the license bureau, an HVAC business and was used as storage before Tony and Montine

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Ness bought the building, along with the entire block. The Ness’s had lived in Carthage years prior when Tony was the manager at JC Penney on the Carthage square, but they had since moved to Arkansas where they owned a Dairy Crème. Tony and Montine wanted to open a unique Mexican restaurant with

their own recipes and secret seasonings.

With this business opportunity, they were moving back to Carthage.

The couple bought the location sight unseen. They had known there to originally be two buildings on the block but believed the service station building had burnt and the old What Not Café restaurant build-

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ing was still standing. Tony thought the old cafe was what he was getting to start their restaurant in but when he arrived at the location, he found that the old service station was what that was standing.

Tony and his brother pushed forward and remodeled the old service station. Taco Town officially opened in June 1974.

The couple owned and operated the restaurant until December 2008 when they suddenly closed. The day Taco Town closed, Melissa McCune, current co-owner of Taco Town, had called down to the restaurant and Tony stated they were closed until they found a new owner. Melissa spoke with her husband Richard and they met Tony at Taco Town that afternoon.

“We made a handshake deal that day, then Richard started with the business plan that evening,” Melissa said. “We just could not see Taco Town not being Taco Town. We wanted to make sure that it continued to stay open for the community.”

Melissa had previously worked for Taco Town in high school, as well as a few other times throughout the years. She had also managed several local chain restaurants, so together she and Richard felt confident with the decision.

In July 2009, Richard and Melissa closed on their purchase of Taco Town, including the recipes and secret seasonings from the Ness collection. They immediately started to remodel, expanding the dining room, changing the kitchen layout, and replacing the exterior, along with doing lots of cleaning.

They opened for business on Jan. 4, 2010, with a line for the drive-thru around the building and down the block for almost three weeks from opening day, Melissa said.

In September 2016, the restaurant was stricken with a kitchen fire. Again, they remodeled, expanding the kitchen even more this time, replacing all of the kitchenware and adding a front patio along with new dining room floors. In March 2017, they were able to reopen better than ever.

“We are proud to offer the same menu from the original owners that they had for 34 1/2 years, but we have added some new menu items as well,” Melissa said.

They now have a Baja fish menu in the spring, a barbeque pork menu over the summer, and a turkey menu around MAY 10, 2021

ozarks roots the holidays. These special menus include fish tacos, barbeque tacos and burritos, turkey tacos, and sweet potato fries and Goo sauce. Each has their own special recipe. Their pork is bought and smoked locally from Cloud’s Meats and their barbeque sauce is from Ott’s in Carthage as well.

“Most of our money stays local,” Richard said. “We are not a chain restaurant where all the profits are sent out of state. We buy from locally sourced places when we can.”

Melissa and Richard work together to keep the business going. Melissa is usually found working at the restaurant during business hours and Richard, previously an engineer but now a home remodeler, does a lot of the behind-the-scenes work.

Together they run a successful, unique, fast and family-friendly restaurant.

“Our ground beef is flavorful, and our beans are made fresh from dry,” Richard said.

They currently have around 18 employees and have expanded their drink menu with flavored syrups which are blended at the restaurant.

They are famous for their homemade Taco Town cheese dip and fresh fried corn and flour chips, and taco shells. A few of their customer favorites include chili or bean burritos, taco salads and taco burgers.

“Some of our customers come in every day we are open,” Melissa said. “We gain new customers all the time. I have even heard of customers shipping our Taco Town food to their loved ones in Taiwan, Germany and South Africa, among other places. People comment regularly about how they really enjoy the atmosphere and how clean we keep the restaurant.”

Beyond serving great Mexican food that the Carthage community has grown up with, they are also involved in various fundraisers and sponsorships.

“We provide the schools with student achievement cards, which provides kids with free menu items,” Melissa said.

“Every Christmas we also adopt families in the community ensuring them a Merry Christmas. We are proud to support the community.”

Taco Town has been serving the Carthage area for 47 years and Richard and Melissa said they look forward to many more.

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History: Years ago, Kenny Grunlien had a piece of property by Interstate 44, which he later sold to Jordan Valley. He was also working for a company in Springfield. His property was very visible from I-44.

“We built a few portable buildings and set out there for just a little side deal, and it kind of blew up immediately,” Kenny said. “One thing led to another. We did the portable buildings first. I actually built a little shop building to put my boat in, and we had two or three of those shop buildings sold before I got mine done.”

People thought he was crazy for quitting his job. But 20 years later, Marshfield Buildings is going strong, and no longer on property by the interstate. Manager Danny Petty has been “with me since day one,” Kenny added.

Construction is something Kenny said he has done his whole life. He started when he was younger, even before he got out of school, and continued after he graduated.

Products and Services: Marshfield Buildings sells anything from small portable buildings all the way up to commercial jobs, and anything in between, Kenny stated.

“We sell lots of barns and garages and shops,” he said. “We build houses and do commercial work.”

Kenny has 10 hourly employees and “lots of subcontractors.”

Their most popular products are “barns and buildings,” Kenny said. “We do lots and lots of portable buildings, but they’re a lesser amount. It would take lots of portable buildings to equal the amount of a good-sized barn,” he explained.

Most of their buildings take seven to 10 days to construct. But there are exceptions.

The farthest they have traveled to construct a building is Denver, Colo. “We’d never do it again,” Kenny said. “The guys were there close to a month and sat through three snow storms. It was a local Marshfield guy who lived out there and wanted us to do it.

We went and did it.”

They sell several pole barns, and Kenny has four subcontracted crews who build them. He only uses top-quality materials in his buildings.

When asked how business had changed in the last five years, Kenny said it has just increased every year. His busiest times of year are spring and fall. “In the fall, people need a building to store the stuff they bought all summer,” he said.

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the majority of them a Kansas feedlot, but maintain ownership all the way to the packing house. In that way, they are able to sustain a better value for their animals and they find their operation to be more profitable in the long run.

They purcahse most of their hay and feed what they call “gin rash feed,” a cotton byproduct, wet distiller and homoney.

“We feed the dame tot he calves, but witha little more hominy.”

They keep some animals back for their meat processing operation and sell those as whole, halves or quarters.”

Melissa also recently added meat sheep to their farm.

“I have Katahdin and Dorper sheep and some mixed. They started as a hobby but my little flock keeps growing. I have 47 ewes at the moment.”

The family hopes to expand the flock to provide breeding stock, as well as venture in to the meat markets.

Currenly, rams are ran with the flock at all times, and ewes lamb twice a year. In

addtion to grass, the flock is given a quality alfalfa hay.

For the Roberts family ranching is a way of life.

“I graduated high school in Colorado and was rodeoing in high school,” Jake “I always loved horses, cattle and animals in general. Melissa grew up, ranching in Nebraska and she can do anything on this place. We met in college in Colorado and then moved to Oklahoma, where we were breeding heifers, then in Kansas before coming to Missouri. We were buying hay from folks in Southwest Missouri when we were invited here by another producer to see his place. I asked him on the spot about renting his farm once we saw it and we moved to the Ozarks. I guess you’d have to say it was the drought that brought us here as much as anything else. I was just tired of seeing so much dry.

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In Town: Kyle Jones works at Webster County Road and Bridge. He has been working there for four and a half years, and operates a road-grader.

“I like big machines. I don’t get tired of it. You’re out there on your own; nobody bugging you. It isn’t too bad,” he said.

The biggest problem he has is “people driving too fast. People come over a hill and you can’t get out of the way fast enough.”

In the winter he pushes snow, cleans out ditches and still grades roads.

In the Country: Kyle has a farm near Elkland, Mo., where he raises Hereford

cattle. On his 93 acres, he has 20 cows and their calves, plus a Red Angus bull.

He likes the Hereford breed because “they’re gentle, easy, calm, and easy to handle.”

Kyle got his start with cattle from his grandpa, Vernon Jones.

“He gave me a calf and I had to do chores to pay for it. No money exchanged; just labor,” Kyle explained.

He has been farming all his life, but has been doing it “pretty regular for the last 20 years,” he said. While he was in school, his family milked, but Kyle has only had beef cattle since he has been on his own.

He takes vacation to put up his hay. He puts up around 300 big round bales, and Kyle still puts up around 300 small square bales. Working off and on the farm, there are never enough hours in the day.

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70.00-107.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

94.00-100.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Not Reported*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

60.00-102.00

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Kingsville Livestock Auction

77.00-104.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

82.00-108.50 † 8 70.00-104.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

72.00-91.50 †

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30

50

70

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90

110

130

cows

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50.00-72.50*

Douglas County Livestock

23.00-74.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Not Reported*

Interstate Regional Stockyards

33.50-67.50 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

19.00-76.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

44.50-74.50 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

40.00-78.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

46.50-75.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

20.00-72.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

35.00-65.00 † 3

Springfield Livestock Marketing

2

25.00-74.00 †

22

42

cow/calf Buffalo Livestock Market

62

82

pairs 985.00-1285.00* 1250.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Not Reported*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba Joplin Regional Stockyards

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

1100.00-1500.00* None Reported †

Ozarks Regional

400.00-1600.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

1400.00-1740.00

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

cows 1300

1800

(Week of 4/25/21 to 5/1/21)

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775.00-1080.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

800.00-1350.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Not Reported*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

Joplin Regional Stockyards

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

950.00-1200.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

None Reported †

Ozarks Regional

870.00-1220.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing

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100

450.00-1200.00 †

600

1100

1600

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

300.00-1275.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

825.00-1070.00 † 650.00-1150.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

stocker & feeder

2100

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

4/30/21

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Mid Missouri Stockyards* 4/29/21

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Daily D

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Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 4/29/21

Cuba Interstate Regional† 4/27/21

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583

1,177

613

1,239

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1,639

1,127

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161.00-193.00 150.00-167.00 140.00-163.00 132.00-138.00 123.00-135.00

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165.00-171.00 160.00-177.00 158.50-180.50 135.00-151.50 131.50-139.00

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205.00 177.50-182.00 162.00-176.00 147.00-168.00 146.00

189.00-197.00 169.50-180.00 151.00-170.50 135.00-149.50 137.75-145.25

170.00-215.00 158.00-177.00 144.00-173.00 136.00-159.00 124.00-142.00

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155.00-159.00 148.00 137.00-138.00 ---------

128.00-153.00 135.00-147.00 127.00-138.00 118.00-130.00 112.00-122.00

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142.00-145.00 140.00-149.00 131.50-139.00 127.00-130.00 -----

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155.00-165.00 152.00 135.00-144.00 131.00-133.00 123.00-132.00

155.00-159.00 139.25-152.00 128.00-153.50 125.00-130.25 129.25-129.60

140.00-165.00 136.00-152.00 131.00-147.00 124.00-136.00 116.00-128.00

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2300 Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

National Sheep Summary

Compared to last week slaughter lambs steady to 30.00 lower, mostly 10.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter ewes mostly steady to 10.00 higher, except at San Angelo weak to 5.00 lower. Feeder lambs not well tested. San Angelo, TX sold 12,852 head this week in a two day sale. No sales in Equity Cooperative Auction this week. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested.

6,343 lamb carcasses sold with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: wooled and shorn 110-190 lbs 152.00174.00, few 196.00-202.00.

New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 275.00-330.00; 165-175 lbs 195.00-227.00.

Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 100-130 lbs 235.00310.00.

Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-110 lbs 245.00269.00.

SD: wooled and shorn 110-150 lbs 203.00-229.00; 154 lbs 20.00.

Billings, MT: wooled and shorn no test.

MO: wooled and shorn no test.

Equity Coop: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 273.00-296.00, few 300.00; 60-70 lbs 268.00-288.00, few 290.00-298; 70-80 lbs 242.00-276.00; 80-90 lbs 240.00-270.00; 90-105 lbs 230.00-258.00. wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 278.00284.00; 68 lbs 268.00; 80-90 lbs 248.00-254.00; 90-100 lbs 256.00-258.00.

New Holland: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 320.00345.00; 50-60 lbs 302.00-330.00. 60-70 lbs 270.00-320.00; 70-80 lbs 280.00-315.00; 80-90 lbs 280.00-325.00; 90-100 lbs 292.00-335.00. hair 40-50 lbs 355.00-365.00; 50-60 lbs 317.00-325.00; 60-70 lbs 270.00-320.00; 70-80 lbs 275.00.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 45 lbs 280.00; 50-60 lbs 275.00-290.00; 60-70 lbs 265.00-300.00; 70-80 lbs 285.00-290.00; 80-90 lbs 275.00-300.00; 90-100 lbs 290.00-295.00. hair 40-50 lbs 300.00-310.00; 50-60 lbs 270.00-335.00; 60-70 lbs 290.00-315.00; 71 lbs 275.00; 82 lbs 285.00.

Kalona: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 287.50-335.00; 50-60 lbs 287.50-340.00; 60-70 lbs 282.00-335.00; 70-80

NOT REPORTED

800

Buffalo Livestock Market

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900.00-1425.00 †

replacement

0

4/27/21

Receipts: 926 Compared to last month, slaughter lambs traded 7.00 10.00 higher. Slaughter ewes and bucks traded steady.

Sheep supply moderate with good demand. A limited number of goats were offered, not enough receipts for a market comparison. Goat supply light with good demand. Supply included: 88% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (1% Wooled & Shorn, 85% Hair Breeds, 10% Hair Ewes, 1% Bucks, 2% Hair Bucks); 3% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 7% Slaughter Goats (55% Kids, 35% Nannies/ Does, 10% Bucks/Billies); 2% Replacement Goats (100% Nannies/Does).

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3: 280.00-302.50.

Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 265.00-310.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 225.00-265.00.

Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 185.00-220.00.

Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 137.50-172.50.

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

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

Bucks 1-2: 90.00-125.00.

Hair Bucks - 1-2: 115.00-130.00.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 395.00-420.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 305.00-360.00.

Kids - Selection 3: 260.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 370.00-455.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 300.00-350.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 190.00-222.50.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 250.00-270.00.

Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 235.00-262.50.

4/24/21

Receipts: 949 A standing room only crowd was on hand for this Saturday auction. Compared to the last Saturday sale in March; slaughter lambs traded 25.00-30.00 higher.

Slaughter ewes traded steady. Replacement ewes were in demand as they traded 50.00 per head higher, with a package of 6 fancy ewes trading at 400.00 per head.

Sheep supply was moderate with good demand. Feeder and slaughter kid goats traded steady on a limited supply. Replacement goats traded steady. Goat supply was light with good demand. Supply included: 67% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (91% Hair Breeds, 8% Hair Ewes, 1% Hair Bucks); 17% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (97% Hair Ewes, 3% Bucks); 3% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 8% Slaughter Goats (60% Kids, 13% Nannies/Does, 16% Bucks/Billies, 11% Wethers); 5% Replacement Goats (59% Nannies/Does, 36% Families, 5% Bucks/Billies).

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 265.00-315.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 235.00-275.00.

Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 200.00.

Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 130.00-235.00.

Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 107.00-117.00.

Hair Bucks - 1-2: 110.00-145.00.

Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2: 155.00-400.00.

Bucks - Small and Medium 1-2: 340.00-500.00.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 375.00-470.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 355.00-410.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 340.00-500.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 355.00-390.00.

Kids - Selection 3: 280.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 180.00-230.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 240.00-267.50.

Wethers - Selection 2: 290.00.

Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 190.00-340.00.

Families - Selection 1-2 w/<20 lbs kid: 140.00-480.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1: 315.00-512.00.

1000.00-1550.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

300

goats

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards Sheep/Goat

None Reported †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

0

102

(Week of 4/25/21 to 5/1/21)

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

sheep &

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat

75.50-107.00 †

5/3/21

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 117.00-120.00 ; wtd. avg. price 119.03.

Heifers: 118.00-122.00; wtd. avg. price 119.52.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 189.00-194.00; wtd. avg. price 189.87.

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

70.00-100.00*

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

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74.00-108.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

(Week of 4/25/21 to 5/1/21) Buffalo Livestock Market

market sales reports

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oplin gional kyards† 26/21

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 4/27/21

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 4/29/21

National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report

Daily Direct Hog Report

5/3/21

Barrows and Gilts Purchase Swine (including Packer Sold) Negotiated (Live) National Head Count: 834 On a National basis, compared to the previous day’s weighted average (LM_HG200): 1.51 higher.

National Price Range: $80.00-$89.00.

Western Cornbelt Wtd Avg Price: $87.05.

Western Cornbelt 5 Day Rolling Avg: $81.99.

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 4/28/21

Vienna South Central† 4/28/21

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 4/27/21

,825

1,639

1,127

1,275

967

2,413

even

St-12 Lower

Steady

2-6 Lower

St-10 Lower

3-10 Lower

05.00 0-182.00 0-176.00 0-168.00 46.00

189.00-197.00 169.50-180.00 151.00-170.50 135.00-149.50 137.75-145.25

170.00-215.00 158.00-177.00 144.00-173.00 136.00-159.00 124.00-142.00

184.00-185.00 169.00-180.00 161.00-164.50 147.75-155.75 138.50

171.00-192.00 162.00-185.00 142.50-171.00 137.00-141.50 125.25-134.00

177.50-188.00 169.00-180.00 153.00-167.00 142.50-144.00 133.50-140.00

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0-165.00 52.00 0-144.00 0-133.00 0-132.00

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

155.00-159.00 139.25-152.00 128.00-153.50 125.00-130.25 129.25-129.60

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--------------------140.00-165.00 136.00-152.00 131.00-147.00 124.00-136.00 116.00-128.00

199.00-200.00 ----------------150.00-156.50 146.00-158.00 135.00-140.00 125.00-128.00 123.00

--------------------142.00-151.50 140.00-148.50 122.50-140.25 115.00-131.75 -----

----150.00-159.00 138.00-147.00 --------153.00-164.00 141.00-157.00 128.00-137.00 126.00-138.00 125.00-126.00

Cuba Vienna

avg. grain prices Soybeans

Week Ended 4/30/21 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum* * Price per cwt

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138.19

149.66

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145.57 148.92 139.38

166.80

148.51

147.17

168.98

4/30/21

A warm start to the week allowed farmers to get back in to the fields. Some planting took place as well as some guys cutting hay to wrap. Work got put back on hold mid-week however as heavy rains fell in areas mostly along the 1-70 and 1-44 lines.

Some flash flooding was reported. Heavy rains and storms are nothing out of the ordinary in April but now that it’s nearly May farmers are really wanting to get that weather break and get to rolling. The supply of hay is moderate, demand is light to moderate and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/ haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/ haylst/ Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 200.00250.00.

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

Alfalfa - Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 160.00-200.00.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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hay & grain markets

4/30/21

Receipts This Week: 81,026 Early weaned pigs steady to weak. All feeder pigs 6.00 per head lower. Demand moderate for moderate offerings. Receipts include 39% formulated prices.

Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 1.5% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 71,576 head, wtd. avg. 48.93.

All Feeder Pigs: 9,450 head, wtd. avg. 93.13.

$100

15.89

15.71

7.59

7.12

7.29

6.81

15.83

7.25

15.70

15.34

7.35

7.80

6.84

7.11

166.86

136.35 151.76

163.67 162.39 165.62 163.69 167.26

Week of 4/11/21

wooled and shorn 45 lbs 280.00; 50-60 90.00; 60-70 lbs 265.00-300.00; 70-80 lbs 00; 80-90 lbs 275.00-300.00; 90-100 lbs 00. hair 40-50 lbs 300.00-310.00; 50-60 lbs 00; 60-70 lbs 290.00-315.00; 71 lbs 275.00; 0. oled and shorn 40-50 lbs 287.50-335.00; 7.50-340.00; 60-70 lbs 282.00-335.00; 70-80

hog markets

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.8350 and 40# blocks at $1.8000.

The weekly average for barrels is $1.8110 (+0.0205) and blocks, $1.8010 (+0.0085).

Fluid Milk/Cream: Milk production is varied across the regions, this week, with high output reported in the Southeast, Midwest, and generally throughout the West.

Production is steady in the Northeast. Output is in a slow decline in Florida. Regardless, there is plenty of milk available across the country for processing operations.

Class I demand is steady to higher nationwide, however some Midwestern contacts have reported a concern with limited bottling demand in the near future. Contacts report that condensed skim discounts are scarce to non-existent.

Tanker delays related to driver shortages are a growing problem throughout all regions. Cream multiples are generally similar to last week, despite reports of a slightly tightening availability.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $2.2784 - $2.3322.

$138

149.61 143.81 149.23 140.73

170.43

147.68

170.70

145.58 *

*

134.00

140.00 166.18 163.92 166.95 165.50

Week of 4/18/21

T: wooled and shorn no test. d and shorn no test. p: no sales. ambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: hair 40-60 lbs 273.00-296.00, few 300.00; 8.00-288.00, few 290.00-298; 70-80 lbs 00; 80-90 lbs 240.00-270.00; 90-105 lbs 00. wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 278.00bs 268.00; 80-90 lbs 248.00-254.00; 90-100 58.00. nd: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 320.000 lbs 302.00-330.00. 60-70 lbs 270.00-320.00; 0.00-315.00; 80-90 lbs 280.00-325.00; 90-100 35.00. hair 40-50 lbs 355.00-365.00; 50-60 25.00; 60-70 lbs 270.00-320.00; 70-80 lbs

4/30/21

135.19 139.83 146.86 136.96

158.69

136.18

164.15

141.66 *

158.45

132.00

157.45 165.09 166.48 159.26 *

Week of 4/25/21

and shorn 110-150 lbs 203.00-229.00; 154

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

$176

Week of 4/4/21

wooled and shorn 100-110 lbs 245.00-

lbs 273.00-305.00; 80-90 lbs 270.00-282.00; 90-100 lbs 260.00-282.50. hair 40-50 lbs 300.00-315.00; 62 lbs 313.00; 77 lbs 267.50; 90 lbs 254.00.

SD: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 270.00-295.00; 60-70 lbs 245.00-295.00; 70-80 lbs 250.00-285.00; 90-100 lbs 250.00-260.00.

Billings: no test.

MO: hair 40-50 lbs 267.50-310.00; 50-60 lbs 265.00297.50; 60-70 lbs 270.00-295.00; 70-80 lbs 280.00-285.00; 80-90 lbs 275.00-295.00; 90-100 lbs 265.00-270.00. wooled and shorn 58 lbs 302.50; 68 lbs 280.00.

Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 90.00-92.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 94.00-118.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 120.00-140.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 112.00124.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 92.00-112.00; Cull 1 88.00-90.00.

New Holland: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 110.00-160.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.

Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 115.00-150.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-127.00; Cull 1 67.50-72.50.

Week of 4/11/21

4/30/21

550-600 lb. steers

$214

Week of 4/18/21

Summary

o last week slaughter lambs steady to 30.00 y 10.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter ewes mostly 00 higher, except at San Angelo weak to Feeder lambs not well tested. San Angelo, 852 head this week in a two day sale. No ity Cooperative Auction this week. In direct ughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. carcasses sold with no trend due to confidenheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless pecified. ambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: wooled and shorn 110-190 lbs 152.00196.00-202.00. nd, PA: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 00; 165-175 lbs 195.00-227.00.

CO: wooled and shorn 100-130 lbs 235.00-

24 Month Avg. $252

Week of 4/25/21

s reports

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

134.76 136.74 141.51 136.19 134.32

146.70

135.68

159.07 110

128 146 164 182 200 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Weather

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A New Way of Raising Cattle

By Julie Turner-Crawford

Len and Amy Miller bring their operation to Missouri from New Mexico

Moving from a 3,000-acre ranch in New Mexico to animals that struggled to thrive were sold, replaced by animals a much smaller spread in the Ozarks may not sound acclimated to the forages found in the Ozarks.

The Millers admit there are still a few learning curves when it like a fair trade, but for Len and Amy Miller, there were comes to raising cattle in the Ozarks. some advantages.

“Where we’re from, the rule of thumb is 32 acres per cow. If you “I wanted water and grass,” Len said. “The water table there is just about gone. We came here and had to drill a well. I was teas- want to do it right, it’s 37 to 40,” Len said. “Our Brangus came ing the guy and asking him if he was a good witch, and he laughed from grazing 3,000 acres to 110, and we laughed because we were and said, ‘We don’t do that here. Tell me where you want it, and being mean because we cut them down to 20 acres. Now, sometimes they are on 2 with rotational grazing. We had to renovate I’ll guarantee you 40 gallons a minute.’”

Len, Amy and their son Landon moved to the Ozarks in 2016 some of the bottoms. I think, once we get our education, we’re to raise cattle along the Niangua River. They soon realized just going to try some warm-season grasses. We’ve been at this a long time and ran 1,000 head in the winter, or more. You might as well how much water they could have for their farm.

“When we got here, after an 18-hour drive, Len said, ‘Let’s go to throw everything you know over your shoulder because it’s all the river,’” Amy recalled. “I told him I didn’t remember it being new here.”

After moving their cattle to Missouri, Len and Amy said they that big; it was flooded, and when it floods, it’s 10-foot deep. When began building fences we got here and unloadand corrals, a project ed the cows, they just they continue today. went to belly-deep “We work with the mud. We didn’t know NRCS (Natural Rewhat kind of fences we courses Conservation had or what was in the Service) to implement fields. We got a hotwire rotational grazing,” around them, and they Amy said. The utilizaate 24/7.” tion of the rotational “They thought they system has afforded were in hog heaven,” them efficient use of Len added. “I had their forages. never seen anything Stocker calves are part of the “The cows grazed the like it.” operation at Miller’s River View bottoms this winter, In addition to ranchFarms. Len and Amy Miller and the grass is already ing for more than 30 moved to the Ozarks in 2016.

2-feet tall,” Amy said. years in New Mexico, “It’s amazing.”

Len, Amy, and their Cows, which are serthree sons, Landon, Photo by Julie Turner-Crawford viced by a four-bull batLevi and Lance, traveled the country with their family bluegrass band, the Triple L tery, are typically spring calvers. However, the Millers are finding Band. Their time spent performing at Silver Dollar City drew some of their cows are not rebreeding on schedule, not to just the cows they brought from New Mexico. them into calling the region home.

“We have always calved in the spring and had a handful of fall The Millers now have three farms, totaling about 310 acres, they operate in Dallas County, Mo. They run 60 commercial cow/calf calves, unintentionally,” Len explained, adding that he believes pairs of Brangus, Angus and other cross females, as well as about the fescue pastures have attributed to the slow breed back. “We are changing some mineral around, this and that, trying to firm 200 stocker calves at Miller’s River View Farm. things up.”

“On the outside places is where we keep our Stocker cattle also graze through a rotational system cows and calves, then the stockers are here (at the and receive about a pound of a commercial ration farm where their home is located),” Amy explained. each per day.

“About half of our cows are what we brought with us Stockers are typically brought to the farm in Februfrom New Mexico.” ary and will graze through October.

Len said his Texas-raised Brangus cows quickly adjust- Long Lone, Mo. ed to the fescue pastures and the Ozarks climate, but his Angus cows that originated in Kentucky struggled. The — Continuted on Page 20 Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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A New Way of Raising Cattle “We ran heifers for 25 years, and here the markets are a little more particular between steers and heifers,” Len said. “With heifers, you get to 625 (pounds) and you’re done.

With steers, you can feed them a little longer, so we may hold them a little longer.”

There were few changes for health protocols for the Millers, but they have added a drench wormer, worming the stocker calves every 90 days.

“Our biggest problem is pink eye in the stockers,” Len said.

“And we even vaccinated for it, but it didn’t help last year,” Amy added.

In addition to their other cattle enterprises, the Millers started a beef business. Animals for the beef program are from the Miller cow/calf herd. They are raised as naturally as possible, promotined as grass-fed, grain-finished beef.

Steers put into the beef program are finished on grain for at least 90 days prior to processing. The goal weight is about 1,200 to 1,400 pounds at processing.

“In July, I will start doing the individual cuts,” Amy said. “So many people just have the freezer on top of their refrigerator, so they can’t store a whole beef at a time. For some, they just don’t want to pay that much upfront.”

By the end of 2021, they will have processed 16 steers for beef sales, with plans for 18 next year, and even more in 2023.

Amy and Len have started an online store to help reach more customers with their farm-fresh beef. They plan to offer a monthly subscription service as well.

The online store also allows customers to buy not only beef but farm-raised Cornish chicken and turkey.

The Millers spent two years on the road, going home for just a day or two before heading out to their next gig, but Len and Amy are settling into life and farming in the Ozarks.

“I was always ready to leave,’ Len said.

“Here, I don’t want to go anywhere; I don’t even want to go to town. When I get ready to leave here, it’s because I want to escape the work.”

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2. No substitute for access: Dependable, all-weather roads in and around the farm ensure your ability to work in all conditions. These also allow you to save time and money by being able to plant, harvest, deliver crops and evaluate and manage inventory in an efficient manner.

3. Farm shops and equipment sheds pay dividends: A farm shop and equipment sheds are a must for any operation. In addition to allowing you to store tools and farm equipment, along with seed, chemical and fuel, your farm shop can also serve as an office location to meet business partners ranging from bankers and insurance agents to consultants and seed salesmen. Equipment sheds help ensure safety and good working conditions for equipment year-round, especially when it comes to valuable motorized items. The ability to maintain equipment pays off even more when you’re ready to trade in, boosting resale values.

4. On-farm grain and silo facilities go a long way: The ability to store harvested grain increases the efficiency and marketing options on your farm. First it eases logistics by allowing you to harvest earlier and faster with less dependency on local grain buyers and dryers and delivery times. Next, the cost of drying your grain is cheaper than what the dryer charges, while an on-farm grain facility can also help with grade premiums and shrinkage. The capital cost of grain bins is a long-term investment that can generate immediate returns, opening many opportunities to sale and market crops.

Bins can also be used for livestock feed that can be purchased at a discount and stored for later use.

5. Irrigate, irrigate, irrigate: No one knows better than farmers that water is the key to growing anything. Your ability to create a sustainable source to irrigate crops and water cattle and poultry directly increases profitability. Don’t be afraid to invest in irrigation wells and pivots, surface water irrigation (aquifers, reservoir, ponds, streams, rivers and bayous) and underground piping to move water to different locations.

6. When it comes to land improvements, lean in: Whether you identify benefits to your farm such as fencing, leveled land for more efficient operation or the addition of solar panels, improvements like these go a long way in setting up your farm for success.

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Livestock owners should develop a plan to treat animals to reduce parasites

As livestock take to spring pastures to graze on bountiful green grass, deadly parasites may be lurking nearby. Producers are facing an increasingly difficult battle against worms in their herds, due to the growing resistance the parasites are acquiring to antiparasitic drugs.

In cattle, calves under 2 years of age are the most susceptible to parasites. In small ruminants (sheep and goats), the problem of anthelminthic resistance impacts animals of all ages and can be difficult to control. “Death is typically the first sign in small ruminants that you have a worm problem,” Dr. Eva Wray, with the University of Arkansas Animal Science Parasitology, said.

The Problem

Through the years, worm species have started to develop a resistance to the drugs used to wipe them out. Producers typically use anthelmintics (dewormers) to treat animals for parasitic worms. However, anthelmintics have begun to fail, in some cases on a worldwide-scale.

After animals are treated with anthelmintics many of the parasitic worms die, but the surviving parasites pass resistant genes to their offspring. “So, you are al-

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ways going to have their progeny that they are putting out on pasture that will have some kind of resistance to that chemical they were exposed to,” Wray stated.

The Solution

Unfortunately, no plan will completely eradicate worms and eliminate parasite resistance. However, there are strategies producers can implement to minimize the problem.

A Fecal Egg Count Reduction Test (FECRT) is a test used to determine if an anthelmintic is working. In order to get a fecal egg count, a fecal sample needs to be collected and analyzed. “Ideally, a fecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) would be used to monitor for resistance and determine which anthelmintics will be effective on a particular operation,” Dr. Craig Payne, Extension veterinarian with the University of Missouri, advised.

Sample collection can be taken as livestock are moved through a chute during vaccinations or ear tagging. They can also be collected in the field. “You don’t have to sample 100 percent of your population,” Wray explained. “Twenty to 30 percent of your animals will give you a good idea of what is going on inside your animals as a whole.”

“I would tell them know where their beef comes from, and to make sure it’s U.S.-beef, not meat made in a lab.”

Charles Hufft Greene County, Mo.

Ideally, producers collect fecal samples to be tested from specific animals. Experts say 20 to 30 percent of a herd carries 70 to 80 percent of the parasites. “If you can fecal sample regularly, you can find that 20 percent that has your worms and if you cull them, you have taken care of 80 percent of your worm problem,” Wray added.

Proper dosing of anthelmintics helps combat resistance. Veterinarians advise producers to administer anthelmintics according to label dose and individual animal weight. “Deworming based on an average weight leads to underdosing in a proportion of animals which decreases efficacy and increases the risk of resistance,” Payne explained.

When using pour-on anthelmintics, apply as a narrow strip extending from the withers to the tailhead. Improper application can reduce absorption and result in underdosing.

If possible, identify the animal or animals with worms through a fecal egg count. “In the past, blanket treating, treating all the animals in the herd, was standard,” Wray explained. “But, because of anthelmintic resistance, that’s not really the case anymore. We want you to identify who needs a treatment based on a fecal egg count and

“For those who are concerned about things like nonGMOs or hormones, they need to make contact with their local farmer to source their beef.”

Dana Maanum Douglas County, Mo.

just treat that one. You need to protect the drugs that still work by limiting exposure.”

Through an FECRT the efficacy of a dewormer can be determined. If a fecal sample is collected prior to treatment and then again 14 days after treatment, producers will know whether the drug is working.

Changing the brands or types of dewormers fails to impact resistance. “Rotation of anthelmintic classes does not appear to slow the emergence of resistance,” Payne stated.

Other strategies include feeding condensed tannins, found in bale or pellet form, as a natural remedy. Rotational grazing is another helpful approach.

Keeping cattle on pasture that is 3-inches or taller will help them avoid ingesting worms while they graze. Parasite larvae are typically located on the bottom 3 inches of plants and grass.

“Current strategies being discussed to slow the development of resistance include use of refugia, the concept of leaving a proportion of the parasite population unexposed to anthelmintics, and administering multiple effective anthelmintics simultaneously,” Payne explained. This approach should only be implemented under the direction of a veterinarian.

“The best thing you can do is talk about beef.

When you are eating friends, just take time to explain that particular cut of beef and the best way to raise it.”

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“I think we need to educate consumers on the nutritional value of beef, that it is full of protein and good for you.”

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Maternal or Terminal Traits?

By Cheryl Kepes

Producers should consider the goals for their herd when making breeding plans Producers face a difficult task when determining whether to breed their stock for maternal traits or terminal traits. When profitability is the name of the game – the breeding strategies necessary to get there are not always cut and dry.

Maternal traits lean heavily on calving ease, milk and mothering ability. On the other hand, terminal traits emphasize growth and carcass characteristics.

“Producers should consider their production goals to determine what traits to focus on for their breeding decisions,” Elizabeth MacConnell Picking, University of Missouri Extension Livestock Specialist, said.

If the production goal is to produce feeder calves, then terminal traits would prevail.

Terminal traits like weaning weight, average daily gain and carcass merit should be the focus of feeder calf operations.

However, if the operation puts its emphasis on raising replacement heifers, then the focus should be breeding for maternal traits. Important maternal traits include mature weight, calving ease, docility and fertility.

There are times when smaller commercial producers get caught in the middle.

These are producers who are selling steers as feeder calves and also keeping heifer calves as their own replacements.

They must strike a balance between producing high-growth, terminal-type calves and also raising replacement females that will eventually be efficient cows. “When considering herd sires for this scenario, there should be a balance of both maternal and terminal traits without putting too much emphasis on a single trait,” Picking added.

If producers focus their operation on retaining heifers and/or selling replacement heifers they can tailor their breeding decisions to help them achieve their goals.

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“When retaining or selling replacement heifers, selecting a bull that will produce efficient female offspring that will need little assistance during calving is important,” Picking advised.

Picking also noted selecting a bull with a higher Calving Ease Maternal (CEM) EPD ranking will help produce daughters that will need less assistance with calving. In addition, the Maternal Milk (Milk) EPD should be considered because the higher the Milk EPD, the more those daughters will produce milk for their calves.

However, a top Milk EPD can be a red flag for some producers. In some cases, cows that produce a lot of milk may have higher nutrient demands which may not be suitable for all operations.

Further, choosing sires with a higher Heifer Pregnancy (HP) EPD can increase the number of first-calf heifers successfully breeding back during the normal breeding season. Another EPD producers may want to look for in a herd sire is Cow Energy Value ($EN), which evaluates cow efficiency in a dollar value.

Farmers may want to implement management practices specifically for breeding heifers. For example, breeding heifers earlier than the mature cow herd, gives firstcalf heifers more time to breed back after having their first calf. “Farmers should also consider using artificial insemination for heifers, which allows them to get pregnant and subsequently calve in a smaller window of time.” Picking said.

When developing a breeding prograM, producers need to analyze the costs and benefits of developing their own replacements. This is especially true for a smaller producer with one to two bulls.

If a producer wants to develop replacements and market calves, AI would be a recommended strategy. “Especially for smaller herds, using AI can give the producer freedom to select high growth trait

EPD bulls for their feeder calf production and more maternal bulls to sire their future replacements,” Picking said. In addition, implementing AI improves the cowherds’ production and quality over time as the AI sired heifers are retained as replacements.

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Pros and cons of feeding an insect growth regulator Horn flies create a pesky and expensive problem for producers. Some estimates indicate losses due to horn flies on cattle populations in the United States top $800 million each year.

The irritating insects inflict the greatest toll on momma cows and growing calves. The constant biting causes annoyance and blood loss in animals. This leads to energy loss due to fighting off the flies, decreased grazing and lower milk production. Horn flies can also be the source of the spread of summer mastitis in non-lactating mammary glands.

Feed-through fly control

One effective tool to control the horn fly population in herds is the use of feedthrough fly control. Feed-through fly control can be found in tub, block, feed additive or loose mineral form.

Feed-through fly control contains a product called insect growth regulator (IGR). When an animal consumes the insect growth regulator it passes through the animal’s feces and prevents the fly larvae from developing and reaching maturity. “Depending on the active ingredient used, it may just control horn flies (Methoprene) or it may control horn, face, stable and house flies (Tetrachlorvinphos or Diflubenzuron),” Elizabeth MacConnell Picking, University of Missouri Extension Livestock Specialist, said.

When to use feed-through fly control

Producers should start feeding a feedthrough product 30 days before the last frost in the spring and 30 days past the first frost in the fall. “When fed before flies start to emerge, a feed through fly control product can minimize flies from hatching from manure piles, reducing fly bites that make livestock uncomfortable, reduce weaning weights and cause infections like pinkeye and mastitis,” Picking explained.

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The Pros

The IGR products prevent fly maggots from maturing, therefore reducing the fly population that causes a variety of problems for livestock. In addition, feed-through fly control works well in combination with other fly control methods. “In some situations, it is beneficial in terms of using another method of control to rotate into the program, so you won’t develop insect resistance,” Dr. Kelly Loftin, University of Arkansas professor and entomologist, said.

Another benefit of feed-through fly control comes with its ease of use. Producers don’t have to run cattle through a chute like they would to apply pour-ons or sprays.

The Cons

IGR fly control requires patience. If producers wait to start feeding the feed-through fly control after adult flies are present, the results will be delayed. “The key to using insect growth regulators is the producer needs to keep in mind that it has no effect on adult flies,” Loftin stated. “Producers need to have a little bit of patience and understand it is not going to be immediate.”

Additionally, producers need to make sure their animals are consuming the recommended portion of the feed-through fly control each day. “If the animal is only getting a partial dose, it is not going to be that effective,” Loftin added.

Another challenge includes the product’s effectiveness decreases if cattle are in close proximity to an untreated herd. “The downside of relying solely on a feed-through product for fly control occurs when neighboring farms do not use a feed-through fly control product and flies are able to migrate,” Picking stated.

Picking suggests using a combination of feed-through fly control products with other control methods like sprays, pour-ons, impregnated tags, or dust baths.

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Producers should plan well in advance of breaking ground

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Building a barn may be a dream come true for many farmers, but making that dream a reality takes significant planning and preparation. Decisions on barn type, structure placement, materials used and building size are just a few of the considerations needed before construction occurs.

The first piece of advice builders offer future clients has little do with the actual barn structure.

“In the planning stage, you need to plan out at minimum six months ahead of time, if not a year,” Clayton Campbell, owner of Campbell Buildings and Metal Sales in Bolivar, Mo., said. Most builders are booked out months in advance.

Therefore, patience and planning are key.

Selecting a builder who is a licensed and insured general contractor is also recommended. “The ones that work out of their trucks can build a cheaper building; but if somebody gets injured on that job, they could wind up owning that land,” Brenda Miller, owner of NWA Metal Buildings in Rogers, Ark., said. In addition, checking references will help ensure the company is reputable.

How much a builder wants to charge for a deposit is another consideration.

“I would also be very cautious with someone who wants more than 10 to 15 percent for a deposit,” Miller added.

Miller advised one exception to that is if the builder wants a large deposit to purchase the wood package and the builder stores the materials on the job site until they are ready.

When planning the barn, keep in mind its future use.

“Probably one of the most important things to think about is what you want to use the building for in the end,” Campbell advised.

“The planning is very important. Nobody wants to build something and then when it is all said and done, it is not exactly what you needed.”

It is beneficial to consider the size needed for the building. Builders suggest com-

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ing up with a rough sketch of the barn to guide the planning stages.

“If they can draw it out before they call us and have a mini floor plan that is helpful,” Miller explained. “It doesn’t have to be pretty. I take napkin drawings all the time. I just need to know kind of what they want. And where they want to put things, where they want to put the windows and doors and things like that.”

When farmers determine all of their intended uses for the barn, deciding what size door needed is important. Campbell explained the height of the barn depends on the size of the door or doors installed.

Therefore, figuring out the size of the equipment that will be brought in and out of the barn is critical.

Think about what size tractors, trucks, hay equipment, etc. will be pulled in and out of the building.

Further, pinpointing a suitable location is key. Level ground in an area free of water runoff is ideal. “The most important, in my opinion, is you don’t want water running at your building,” Campbell stated. If a level, dry location is unavailable, then it may be necessary to take steps prior to construction to prepare the building site.

Builders caution material prices are on the rise. In fact, costs for wood and metal change so rapidly budget numbers may be good for only a week at a time. The most economical barn to build is a post frame (also known as a pole barn), followed by stick frame and the most expensive is red iron.

Miller’s company supplies all potential customers with a detailed list of considerations and steps to take when planning to build a barn. If a septic tank is needed, due to a restroom or living quarters constructed in the project, customers must apply for a soil morphology test. This can take months in Arkansas to complete. Miller advises her clients who need a septic system to apply right away for the soil morphology test.

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questions call 573-540-1100 or register by email at mmckeage@agingbest.org 19-6/25 Mid-Missouri Master Pollinator Steward – Combination Face to Face in

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JUNE 2021 1 Steer Feedout Weigh In – Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, Mo. – entry

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Outpost, 16786 Brown Road, Elk Creek, Mo. – RSVP at 417-967-2190 or

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Cuba, Mo. – for questions, call 573-458-6256 or register online at go.ozarksfn.com/iz1 8-10 Neosho Grazing School – call 417-451-1007, ext. 3 for more information 9 Women Owning Woodland – Women Caring for the Land Forest Management

Field Day – 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. – Cost: Free – MU Southwest Research Center,

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havenss@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/4zo 11-13 MCA All-Breeds Junior Show – Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo. – entries due May 14 – for more information 660-254-3268 or sydney@mocattle.com 12 Taney County 4-H Youth Livestock Show – 9 a.m. – Forsyth, Mo. – for

more information contact Willa at 417-546-4431 or williamswl@missouri.edu 12 18th Annual PAC Cattlemen’s Steak Fry – $35 before June 1, $40 at the door

– social hour 5 p.m., dineer 6 p.m. – tickets include steak dinner and beverages

– Missouri State Fairgrounds, Agriculture Building, Sedalia, Mo. – for more

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Room, 18715 Cedar Street, Hermitage, Mo. – to register call 417-745-6767 16-7/21 Cooking Matters – Online via Zoom – call 573-458-6260 for more information 17-19 Polk County Fair – Fairgrounds, Bolivar, Mo. – 417-326-4916 19 Golf Tournament – Oaks Hill Country Club, Dixon, Mo. – to register call

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