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Would-Be Cowboy Garners Top Honors Mark Green has been assisting producers for nearly four decades

Back to the Farm Monte Miller returned to his family farm after 25 years

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FFA members honored: The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Missouri State FFA Association to cancel the association’s annual convention in April. However, several state-level awards were presented via virtual platform, including proficiency awards. Winners from the Ozarks include: Kaylee Lower of the Weaubleu FFA in Agricultural Communications; Justin Conrad Jeffers of the Miller FFA, Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Entrepreneurship; Caitlin Jedlicka of the West Plains FFA, Beef Production Entrepreneurship; Juliette E. Mead of the Camdenton FFA, Beef Production Placement; Blake George Wright of the Monett FFA, Dairy Production Entrepreneurship; Abby Meyer of the Seneca FFA, Diversified Horticulture; Kamryn Lynn Voris of the Halfway FFA, Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production; Olivia Carnes of the Mount Vernon FFA, Food Service Entrepreneurship and Placement Combined; Zachary Evans of the Richland FFA, FFA Forage Production; Bryce Hixson of the Neosho FFA, Forest Management; Seth Evan Hildebrand of the Marshfield FFA, Landscape Management; Jenna Kay Perry of the Liberal FFA, Small Animal Production and Care; and Jacob Toombs of the Bolivar FFA, Veterinary Science. Winners of the Star Awards will be announced this summer, but finalists have been named. Finalists from the Ozarks are: Jacob Toombs of Bolivar and Ashley Freiburger of Vernona for Star in Agriscience; and Kaitlyn Cloud of Carthage for Star State Farmer. For a full list of all winners from around the state, go to http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/moffaconv/index.htm. FCS awards grants: FCS Financial recently awarded grants to 26 different 4-H clubs and FFA chapters in Missouri with $500 grants for outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri grant applications. Winners from the Ozarks are: Barton County 4-H Teen Leaders (Barton County) – Landscaping Barton County Memorial Park; Stockton FFA Chapter (Cedar County) – Create hydroponic indoor garden for special needs students at Stockton High School; Highlandville Junior Ag Program (Christian County) – Landscape Highlandville Elementary School; Denim & Dust 4-H Club (Dallas County) – Assist in updating electricity to show barn at Dallas County Fairgrounds; Lutie FFA Chapter (Ozark County) – Assist with purchasing and packing backpacks for elementary school backpack program; and Back Roads 4-H Club & Walker 4-H Club (Vernon County) – Build infant changing stations in the restrooms at Vernon County Fairgrounds. Century Farm deadline moved: The University of Missouri Extension has extended the deadline to apply for the Century Farm designation to June 1. In order to qualify to be a Century Farm, families must have owned the farm for 100 consecutive years or more as of Dec. 31, 2020. Contact your local Extension center for more information.

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JUST A THOUGHT 3 Jerry Crownover –

Memories of a childhood friend

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Julie Turner-Crawford – New challenges

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 Mark Green receives top honors for his work with cattlemen

The Peters family is passing on the heritage of farming

St. Clair County’s courthouse has a storied past

Eye on Agribusiness highlights Long Farms and Excavation

It took Monte Miller 25 years to get back to the farm

Town & Country features Johnny Hix

John McDowell has multiple operations at McDowell Land and Cattle

The Ragsdale family started a Limousin operation with a single bull

Youth in Agriculture spotlights Ryleigh Morris

FARM HELP 23 Planning for the future 24 Which fencing material is right for your farm?

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arry lived up on the ridge, about 2 revowhen nworC rreJ yB miles from my home, weywere kids. He was a year older and one grade above me in the little, one-room Jerry Crownover farms schoolhouse we attended together, in Lawrence County. He but we quickly became the best of friends. is a former professor of Early on, in our friendship, we would take Agriculture Education at turns spending the night at each other’s Missouri State University, homes pretty often, but after he got his first and is an author and bicycle, he would make the 2-mile ride almost professional speaker. daily during the summer and every weekend To contact Jerry, go to throughout the year. Larry had a black Schozarksfn.com and click winn that he had assembled from an assorton ‘Contact Us.’ ment of parts from the scrapyard. Mine was an old, blue RollFast that a neighbor had refurbished for me. Larry made fun of my bike every day, because it was a girl’s bike, but we still ended up riding hundreds of miles together over the years. The 2 miles of dirt road between our homes was all downhill for Larry and he had no fear of letting his bike go all-out down the steep hill, never even thinking of using the brake. How he kept from crashing and burning still mystifies me, as I was never that brave. The only concrete surface around was the low-water bridge across ‘Possum Walk Creek, and Larry would spend hours sliding his back tire, in order to leave black marks all over the bridge. He went through a lot of tires and the bridge was covered with black marks for years. As we became early teens, we each managed to acquire motorcycles. Mine was a 50cc monstrosity from Montgomery Ward. Larry’s was a 49cc behemoth from Sears, Roebuck & Co., that was actually a moped, which allowed me to get back at him, for making fun of my girl’s bike. By this time, the state had paved our little, dirt road

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s I think about topics for my columns here in Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, I jot down notes of things I might like to address so I can do a little more research before writing. Julie Turner-Crawford The stack, however, is too big this time to focus is a native of Dallas on just one or two things. County, Mo., where she There’s the investigation into the big meatgrew up on her family’s farm. She is a graduate packers and market manipulation, the claims of Missouri State of food shortages, foreign meat brought into the University. To contact U.S., the pandemic, and the list goes on, and Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 each item seems to be intertwined with the or by email at editor@ other. If you pull one string, the others ball up ozarksfn.com. to make it an even more complex knot, and the more you try to work at untangling it, the worse the knot gets. Claims are circulating that there will be a shortage of food lasting up to two years, sending consumers into a panic. In my opinion, people tend to create their own panic. How can there be a shortage of food if producers are dumping milk and tossing eggs, and there are threats of mass livestock euthanizations, keeping food out of the supply chain? Seems there’s a problem somewhere in the middle. One positive in the farming world today is more and more people finding ways to connect directly with farmers. I have several friends who are direct marketing their farm products, and they are seeing an upswing in demand. A few are even talking about adding animals to their production rotations. That’s good news, but

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Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page it’s hard to direct market 20, 50, 100 or more slaughter-ready animals, tons of raw milk or thousands of eggs at one time, so many producers are dependant on those guys in the middle. Be sure to watch our Facebook page and our print edition for announcements about a new product we’re working on to connect consumers directly to producers. I feel it’s time to reconsider a labeling system that allows consumers to know exactly where their food comes from, such as the country-of-origin labeling that was repealed by federal lawmakers in 2015. Let the consumer decide if they want food from Canada and Brazil (the largest exporters of beef to the U.S.), or meat from an animal that was born, raised and processed in the U.S. Why is it that I can pick up just about any item on my desk and read where it was manufactured, yet if I pick up a

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saw black marks on any highway, I can still remember him saying, “Looks like Larry has been here.” Life happened, Larry graduated high school, got a job, got married and had kids, while I went away to college and we lost touch. The last time I saw him was probably 45 years ago and I just learned last week of his passing. I would have liked to have gone to his funeral and pay respects to my old friend, but the pandemic lockdown has prevented any type of normal funeral. Times, however, haven’t kept me from reminiscing about all of our adventures, together, as childhood friends, and concluding with one certainty: If the streets of heaven truly are paved with gold, I’d bet a dollar to a donut that they now have black marks all over them.

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Would-Be Cowboy Garners Top Honors By Jim Hamilton

Mark Green has been assisting producers for nearly four decades Mark Green is possibly the most Graziers” and “Missouri Electric Fenchighly respected pasture man- ing for Serious Graziers.” agement specialist to ever throw Still a Westerner up a high-tensile electric fence. Though decades removed from his In January, he was recognized by the American Forage and Grassland Coun- ranching youth, Green remains distinccil as the 2019 Pastureland Conserva- tively a Westerner in his boots, jeans tionist of the Year. Just two months prior and broad-brimmed hat when leading to that presentation in Greenville, S.C., a regional grazing school class or speakhe was similarly honored by the Mis- ing to a gathering of Ozarks cattlemen – and producers discern intuitively he’s souri Forage and Grassland Council. A 39-year veteran of USDA’s Natu- one cowboy who’s not “all hat.” Mark has shared his expertise in elecral Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Green is today the department’s tric fencing, livestock watering systems lead resource conservationist in Spring- and pasture management with cattle field, widely recognized among cattlemen producers in Oklahoma, as well as Kanas the area’s preeminent pasture planning sas and Missouri. He has even helped farmers and ranchers in Guatemala. and management specialist. As a student in Denver’s Westminster In nominating Mark for national honors, Diana Sheridan, district conserva- High School – where he met his future tionist for NRCS in Springfield, stated he wife, Jill Sheffer – Mark had his sights set coordinates grazing schools for producers, on a ranch management program at Texwrites instructive books, trains our staff, as Christian University in Fort Worth. In 1979, however, Green moved with and has even taught seminars for several Midwest universities and groups in other his family to Lockwood, Mo., to work countries. He has developed and helped for the Haubein Farms beef and row implement more than 700 resource con- crop operation. Green worked for a year and a half servation plans and livestock grazing sysat Haubeins, “Still with an eye toward tems throughout his career. In addition to working with individual starting the ranch management prolandowners, Green has helped the Wil- gram at TCU, but the good Lord had liam H. Darr College of Agriculture at other plans for me.” Those plans included commuting from Missouri State University develop and implement a grazing school class, and Lockwood to Springfield for a year to take night classes at Missouri State Universihe works with University ty. Tiring of that “back and forth,” the of Missouri Extension and Greens moved to Springfield, where MSU professors to teach Jill continued to work as a bookintensive grazing managekeeper at Builders Rebar, where ment and strategies. she remains the bookkeeper Additionally, Green helped today. Mark attended classes NRCS develop several pubFair Grove, Mo. and worked – construction lications, such as “Missouri jobs, hanging garage doors Watering Systems for Serious MAY 18, 2020

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In 1983, Mark graduated MSU with a degree in agronomy, and in the meantime worked for three years as an intern under Ian Kurtz at the Soil Conservation Service (NRCS today) center in Ozark. It was during that internship he decided he wanted to be a grassland specialist – not really a far stretch from his ambitions to become a rancher. Upon graduation from MSU, Mark was sent to Kingston, a small town in Caldwell County between Kansas City and Chillicothe. “It was good for me, working the cropland country, ” Mark said. But in less than two years he was back in Ozark, where he remained for another eight years, and just on the back steps where he’s been based in Springfield for most of his career. Mark and Jill also bought a place near Fair Grove three years ago where they contract graze beef cattle. The previous owner called it a farm, the Greens call it their ranch, the fruition of that ranching dream they’ve harbored for

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Mark Green, left, has received many accolades from his peers for his work in grassland management. Bruce Shanks, right, of Lincoln University, and president of the Missouri Forage and Grassland Council, presents Mark with the group’s 2019 Grasslander Award.

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meet your neighbors and Cody (16), on the farm. Cody now farms with his dad and grandfather while building feeders at Orbit Products. Cody said his dad and him are a lot alike. They enjoy the independence of farming. “Being alone in a tractor cab as long as everything is working alright, it’s really nice, but when you have to make the phone call to the upper level that you broke something, then it’s not so nice,” Cody said. With Raymond, Jason and Cody farming together, the farm has now grown to nearly 1,000 acres owned, and an additional 2,000 acres rented. Their farm ground ranges from extremely red and dry soil to some of the toughest gumbo ground in Jasper County. They row crop around 500 acres of corn, 300 acres of first-crop soybeans, 300 acres of double-crop soybeans and, excluding this year, 300 acres of wheat. Normally they have a 50/50 rotation but last years really messed things up. “This is the first year in my life that I have never planted wheat,” Raymond said. They plant short-season corn and later nondeterminate soybeans. About 10 years ago, they started using poultry litter along with continuing their liquid fertilizer. “We use the commercial fertilizer to balance out what the litter doesn’t have,” Jason said. The last several years the Peters have gone to almost 100 percent no-till and use GPS for some of their spraying. The no-till saves on fuel, saves the soil and “it’s yielding as good as the neighbors that are absolutely working ground every day” Jason said. Jeanette added by no-tilling they do not have to pick up rocks on Sunday afternoons like they used to. During harvest, they hire out the grain hauled from the field to the elevator. What it takes their truck to haul in two trips, a trailer truck can haul in one. This way the combine can stay running in the field and the repairs on old grain trucks are eliminated. They do all minor repairs on their equipment.

The Peters have around 250 cow/calf pairs, plus yearlings, to total about 600 head of cattle. They mainly have black bulls and mixed cows. “Black and black white face calves always sell better at the stockyards,” Jason said. The cows are fed dry hay with supplemental feed and ground hay with corn syrup. They also feed Sudan grass and alfalfa that they raise and bale. All their cows are bred naturally and vaccinated. They look for docile cows, good milkers and good calf raisers in their breeding stock. Calves are weaned at 400 to 600 pounds then backgrounded and 80 percent of calves go to market the end of March/beginning of April. The Peters also do some custom baling along with their own hay. Raymond’s nephew Larry Peters helps them put up around 5,000 round bales each year, selling about 1,500 per year. “Over the years labor on the farm has gone from manual to automation,” Jason said. Jason feels inputs such as fertilizer, seed and chemicals will need to be more precise in the future, possibly going from 2 1/2-acre grids to single-acre grids. In recent years with more computerization, everyone has switched jobs, “Papa used to combine, plant and bale but is now mowing, raking and making runs for parts,” Cody said. “Dad baled but is now combining and planting, and I used to mow and rake but I’m now baling.” In the future, Cody plans to take over the cattle operation and set the breeding and vaccination schedule. He also raises a few hogs and cattle of his own. Raymond has seen a lot of changes since he started farming in 1959 and enjoys the fact he does not have to punch a time clock. “You have to start slow and gradually grow. Don’t overextend. With farming you don’t jump in and out. You stick and stay,” he said.

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An unsuccessful railroad venture halted construction on the St. Clair, Mo., County Courthouse for a time Many years of civic and social experiences surround courthouse squares and have transformed them into special places in small town Missouri. This continues to be the case in Osceola, but it survived an awkward history during its construction. St. Clair County, Mo., was organized in January 1841, but the first courts met

in homes until 1842 when a courthouse was built. This courthouse was at least partially destroyed by Gen. James Lane in September 1861. It was repaired, but burned in November 1864 in Civil War conflicts. An appropriation of $15,000 was approved by voters in June 1866 for a new courthouse. The architects for this courthouse was A.G. Clarke and

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ozarks roots The building was insured for $3,000 in 1880. A decade later, complaints were given for the safety of the structure. In spite of the courthouse condition, it continued to be used for 18 more years until the circuit judge refused to hold court in it. Despite the condition, the building was not razed and a small addition was made on the east, permitting some county offices to continue using the courthouse. The County Court finally selected Clifton B. Sloan of Kansas City as architect in 1916. D.M. Wall submitted a bid on Proposal A for $12,500. According to the Appleton City Journal, the proposals were so complicated the average citizen could only understand Proposal A. However, the court accepted the bid. The main entry would face north with other entries on the east and west. Construction stopped when the roof was in place and did not resume due to lack of funds. It seems 40 years earlier, the county went deeply into debt on an unsuccessful railroad venture. Because the county seemed solvent at this time, the heirs of the original lenders filed suit in which they demanded payment on the old debt. Construction was halted on the new courthouse by the legal action. It was not until after World War I voters acknowledged the railroad debt, and in 1918 passed a bond issue to settle the case. In 1919, bids were re-let and courthouse construction resumed. The second-floor courtroom was dedicated on Sept. 9, 1920, but other finishing work lingered until 1923. The costs amounted to $52,500 due to the prolonged construction and legal problems. In spite of all the challenges, the courthouse was completed. It is still in use today with its yellow brick and white stone trim standing as a memorial to the dedication of hundreds of hardworking people and the demand for justice in a small, Midwestern county seat town.

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Monte Miller returned to his family farm after 25 years Monte Miller grew up as a farm kid but only showed cattle in 4-H one time. “I got a ribbon for fourth place and I was so proud. Years later my dad told me there was only four in that class.” When Monte was young, they raised hogs, Polled Hereford cattle and grew milo, soybeans, corn and alfalfa on the 100-acre family farm in Jasper, Mo., his dad Jerry Miller had purchased in the late 1960s. His dad started out with 25 head of cattle and grew the herd as time went on. Monte and his dad together purchased their first Beefmaster bulls in 1985 because Monte had liked the Brahman influence and the way they looked and acted. When Monte graduated high school he moved to Joplin, Mo., and took a construction job because “it never seemed like there was enough income to supply us all” he said. He never really felt the desire to continue farming when he was younger and could not wait to get off the farm, but said, “Here I am back.” During his 25 years away from the farm, he still often returned and helped his dad with the cattle.

In 1999, he started to take more of an last several years. They take the bulls interest in cattle farming and drove al- down to Texas and while competing most every day from Joplin to check the in the performance test, the bulls are cows. His dad sold the farm in 2008 when given three months of grazing, a month he retired and moved to town. Monte of high-ruffage commodity silage and kept the cattle and continued to rent then grain to be finished out. After the the pasture ground from the new owners. test completion Monte sells the bulls Still living in the heart of Joplin, Mo., and purchases others while they are in 2011, Monte and his wife Tammi lost in Texas or looks toward his secondtheir home in the Joplin tornado. A few choice bulls in Colorado. All of their cattle are vaccinated years later, in 2014, the rare opportunity arose for them to buy back his dad’s farm. semi-annually and are naturally bred, They jumped at the offer and are glad to calving in spring and fall. Calves are be back on the family farm. weaned the first of November for spring “When I moved back up here to start born and the first of April for fall born taking care of the cows, every neighbor re- and are marketed at three to six weeks mained when I had left 30 years prior. Ev- after weaning. Seventy-five percent of erybody was in the same house,” he said. the calves go to market at the DeerWith rented ground included, Mon- field Cattle Company in Deerfield, te currently has 400 acres of pasture Mo. Monte would eventually like to ground and runs 100 cow/calf pairs. He incorporate artificial insemination to is a member of the Beefimprove genetics in his herd but curmaster Breeders United rently looks for good disposition, and the Red River perconfirmation and fertility in his formance group. The Red breeding stock. River has a bull performance His nutrition program consists test and sale in Bonham, of Purina mineral, lick tubs Texas, they attend once a and grass pasture, and hay Jasper, Mo. year. Three of their bulls have for the older cows. He raises participated in the event the fescue, lespedeza and ladino Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

clover on his pasture ground. For weaned calves, he purchases grain and better hay, such as Bermuda, alfalfa and bluestem. In the spring he drags pastures and mows the ground and hires out his fertilizer application while incorporating rotational grazing everywhere that he can. These last few months have been difficult for the cattle industry and Monte is concerned about the demand for protein changing and the animal rights issues with the implementation of more restrictions on cattle farmers. Pasture ground being worked up and turned into row crop ground is also a worry of his. Monte still works construction off the farm and Tammi is a chiropractor assistant. Good time management, some help from a friend to work the cattle and often times late hours are the key to maintaining an off-the-farm job while raising cattle. Monte said his dad had the biggest influence on him regarding cattle. “He was great with animals. He had a lot more patience than I have.” For anyone wanting to start raising cattle Monte said, “Go at it cautiously and do not get in debt. Be ready for anything. Things don’t always turn out quite the way you’ve planned them.” MAY 18, 2020

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Hometown: Macks Creek, Mo. Family: Wife, Cindy In Town: Johnny Hix has been in the construction and remodeling business for 15 years, Johnny Hix Landscaping and Construction. Photo Courtesy of Nicole Gibbs Photography “We do remodeling of homes, sometimes purchasing, remodeling and flipping them, but mostly remodeling jobs for homeowners. We can do it all, from floor tile to ceiling and roofing,” Johnny said. “Right now, we have three major construction jobs going so we are really busy.” In addition to construction projects, Johnny and his wife Cindy stay busy with a luxury cabin Johnny built on the back edge his farm property in 2005 and rents out through Evolve Rentals. The two-story 1,000 square foot log cabin, sleeps six and features a hot tub, all wood interior, large outside deck, an upstairs balcony with a table, spacious windows and is located on a private fishing lake. “We see folks coming here from all over,” he explained. “They come from the big cities to enjoy a touch of country living in the Ozarks. It’s a secluded location and in addition to the peace and quiet, they can enjoy fishing for bass, crappie and channel catfish. On our property, we also have a couple of horses, donkeys, chickens, turkeys and guinea hens as well as our cattle. Our guests really enjoy the animals, too. We have a lot of repeat customers and some of them even bring treats for the animals when they come back.” In the Country: “My family has lived in the Macks Creek area since the founding of the town 150 years ago,” Johnny said. “I grew up on a dairy farm here and for years, I raised Holstein replacement heifers. I still miss my dairy cows but about four or five years ago, my parents, Jay and Bessie May Hix, gave me my start with beef cattle. I just could not continue to lose money on the dairy cows and it’s different but I think these Angus-Gelbvieh cross cattle are starting to grow on me.” Johnny has approximately 20 cows and a bull, plus calves on his 230 acres and is working on growing his herd. “I trade my bull calves for heifers with my dad right now,” he added. “I also hay most of my acreage, selling some of it. I keep my hay indoors in a big arch barn with an asphalt floor so I can actually keep the hay for years. “I’ve raised replacement dairy cows all my life. This is different but I’m really learning to like these beef cattle.” MAY 18, 2020

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Mid Missouri Stockyards

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South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

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Four State Stockyards - Exeter

29.00-72.00*

Interstate Regional Stockyards

22.50-62.00 †

Joplin Regional

12.50-69.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

33.50-69.50 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

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MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

27.00-67.00 †

Ozarks Regional

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South Central Regional Stockyards - Viennaa

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Springfield Livestock Marketing

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Four State Stockyards - Exeter

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Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

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Compared to last week slaughter lambs weak to 2 lower, instances 10.00 lower on heavy lambs. Sla ewes steady. Feeder lambs not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 9598 head sold. Equity Electronic A sold 300 slaughter lambs in Minnesota. In direct ing slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not test Confidential head of negotiated sales of slaughter were confidential. 2,522 lamb carcasses sold with weights no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise spec Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 San Angelo: wooled and shorn no test PA: wooled and shorn 100-115 lbs no report. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn no test. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 121. 135.00. Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs no test. Billings, MT: wooled 100-110 lbs 136.00-144.00. Missouri: wooled and shorn no test. Equity Elec: 165 lbs 76.00. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:

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1100.00-1625.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

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Springfield Livestock Marketing

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

600.00-1375.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

825.00-1075.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

1100.00-1375.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

1200.00-1350.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

325.00-1150.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

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Hair Breeds - Choice 1-2: 165.00-215.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 2: 175.00-185.00. Hair Breeds - Good and Choice 1-2: 170.00-200 Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 135.00-155.00. Hair Breeds - Good 2: 102.50. Ewes - Good 1-2: 51.00-57.50. Ewes - Utility and Good 1-2: 55.00-70.00. Hair Ewes - Good and Choice 1: 140.00. Hair Ewes - Good and Choice 1-2: 80.00-85.00. Hair Ewes - Good 1-2: 72.50-90.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-2: 70.00-82.50. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 2: 80.00. Hair Bucks - 1-2: 145.00. Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 300.00-400.00. Kids - Selection 1-2: 295.00. Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 350.00-380.00. Kids - Selection 1-2: 215.00-320.00. Kids - Selection 2: 155.00-220.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 120.00-140.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1: 150.00-200.00.

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

5/7/20

Total Receipts: 1,286 Compared to a much lighter test last month, lighter weight lambs sold a bit weaker heavier lambs were steady to firm, ewes and all classes of goats sold sharply higher. Supply was heavy with many high quality lambs in the offering. Demand was good especially for take home dairy nannies and replacement quality kid goats. A few young females passed the 5.00 a lb mark which was a first in my memory. Supply included: 61% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (15% Wooled & Shorn, 65% Hair Breeds, 12% Ewes, 8% Hair Ewes, 0% Bucks); 9% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 24% Slaughter Goats (62% Kids, 27% Nannies/Does, 6% Bucks/Billies, 5% Wethers); 6% Replacement Goats (67% Nannies/Does, 31% Families, 2% Bucks/Billies). Slaugher Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3: 160.00180.00. Wooled & Shorn - Choice 1-3: 142.50-165.00. Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 160.00-200.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 145.00-175.00. Ewes - Good 1-3: 72.50. Ewes - Good 2-3: 85.00-120.00. Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 72.50-92.50. Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 50.00-72.50. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 75.00-135.00. Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 65.00-130.00. Bucks - 1: 95.00-107.50.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 350.00-535.00. Kids - Selection 1-2: 310.00-345.00. Kids - Selection 2: 315.00. Kids - Selection 2-3: 300.00-350.00. Kids - Selection 3: 230.00-305.00. Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 340.00-360.00. Kids - Selection 1-2: 300.00-350.00. Kids - Selection 2: 265.00-315.00. Kids - Selection 2-3: 280.00-310.00. Kids - Selection 3: 205.00-305.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 180.00-250.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 3: 105.00-185.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 207.50-250.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 2-3: 185.00-235.00. Wethers - Selection 1-2: 285.00-330.00. Wethers - Selection 3: 210.00-265.00. Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 190.00-222.50. Nannies/Does - Selection 3: 190.00-280.00. Families - Selection 2-3 w/<20 lbs kid: 95.00-120.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1: 425.00.

1075.00-1200.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

cattle NONE REPORTED sheep & goats dairy

72.50-97.50 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

5/11/20

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 95.00-115.00; wtd. avg. price 105.33. Heifers: 95.00-115.00; wtd. avg. price 106.82. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 150.00-160.00; wtd. avg. price 152.55. Heifers: 148.00-150.00; wtd. avg. price 149.07.

69.00-95.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

cattle

500

850.00-1010.00 † 600.00-1400.00 †

1000

1500

2000

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

Four State Stockyards*

prices

Ava Douglas County† 5/7/20

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 5/9/20

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 5/7/20

Cuba Interstate Regional† 5/5/20

1,094

1,045

1,280

1,015

1,728

7,294

2,147

St-3 Higher

Steady

3-12 Higher

St-3 Higher

St-5 Higher

Uneven

St-12

----148.00-174.00 136.00-152.50 137.50-142.50 126.00-130.00

160.00-196.00 150.00-170.00 145.00-156.00 130.00-145.00 120.00-132.00

164.00-165.50 165.00-174.00 136.00-165.00 129.00-146.50 -----

170.50-178.50 152.50-173.00 141.50-159.00 136.00-144.50 115.50-128.25

150.00-180.00 148.00-170.00 134.00-150.00 131.00-143.00 108.00-121.85

159.00-167.00 147.00-173.00 134.00-163.00 127.50-146.00 114.00-132.50

166.00-183.00 159.00-184.50 143.00-177.00 125.50-150.00 116.35-139.00

165.0 154.0 146.0 132.0 124.0

160.00-179.00 145.00-147.50 129.00 ---------

----128.00-155.00 120.00-135.00 108.00-127.00 105.00-122.00

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141.00-163.00 136.00-155.00 121.00-153.00 114.00-127.00 -----

141.00-172.00 130.00-153.00 112.00-146.00 114.00-118.00 95.00

----146.50 135.50 110.50 -----

144.00-150.00 132.50-143.00 121.00-137.50 120.00-123.00 -----

140.00-158.00 130.00-155.00 112.00-140.00 118.00-134.00 107.00-119.50

151.00-155.00 139.00-152.00 125.00-147.50 123.50 -----

140.00-148.50 130.00-143.00 123.00-135.75 106.50-121.00 -----

129.00-144.00 128.00-142.00 114.00-129.00 115.00-124.50 91.50-108.25

130.00-142.00 120.50-140.00 114.00-133.00 107.00-127.00 106.50-117.00

147.00-162.00 137.00-149.00 119.00-142.00 105.00-134.00 107.85-124.50

4/28/20

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 5/4/20

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 5/5/20

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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MAY 18, 2020

M Mi Stoc 5/

140.0 137.0 124.0 114.0 105.0

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5/8/20

Receipts This Week: 109,496 Early weaned pigs 1.00 per head higher. All feeder pigs 6.00 per head higher. Demand moderate for moderate to heavy offerings. Receipts include 47% formulated prices. Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 7.2% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 97,996 at 18.53. All 40 Pound Feeder Pigs: 11,500 at 22.65. Western Cornbelt Daily Direct Hog Report

5/12/20

Negotiated Purchase (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): Not Reported. Compared to Prior Day’s closing weighted average (LM_ HG208): 1.35 lower. Price Range: Not Reported Wtd Avg: $36.21. 5 Day Rolling Avg: $37.29.

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Mid Missouri Stockyards* 5/7/20

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 5/6/20

Vienna South Central† 5/6/20

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 5/5/20

2,644

1,190

2,512

2,947

ven

St-12 Higher

Steady

2-6 Higher

Uneven

183.00 184.50 177.00 150.00 139.00

50 50 50 -

162.00 149.00 142.00 134.00 124.50

165.00-205.00 154.00-175.00 146.00-165.00 132.00-151.00 124.00-136.00

----151.00-170.00 136.50-165.00 125.00-144.50 122.00-131.50

172.50-211.00 162.00-183.00 140.00-170.00 130.00-154.50 131.00-141.00

168.00-185.00 152.50-176.00 143.00-160.00 133.00-147.00 120.00-138.00

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177.50 149.00-154.00 131.00-148.00 ---------

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162.50 137.00 123.00-134.00 ---------

140.00-158.00 137.00-152.00 124.00-140.00 114.00-131.00 105.00-117.00

133.00-144.00 125.50-136.00 112.00-132.50 106.00-124.50 111.50-113.00

144.00-161.00 137.00-154.00 122.00-141.00 116.00-133.75 104.00

139.00-154.00 130.00-145.00 124.00-140.00 120.00-140.00 116.00-122.00

MAY 18, 2020

* Price per cwt

15 12 9 6 3 0

8.70

8.16

8.59

8.29

6.17 5.43 3.35

5.60

5.02 3.16

5.00 3.27

3.16

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heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

147.84

132.25

Week of 4/12/20

157.36

129.14 119.75 125.31 **

** 150.84

125.29 117.50

144.15

129.93

152.62 146.99 144.02 150.11 146.48

124.94 124.73 129.68 121.24 128.18

154.02

124.77

149.18 *

139.22 151.91 144.95 149.37 159.02 149.64

129.46 121.77 130.18 133.43 127.67

146.94

123.50

149.18

127.37

147.63

123.52 128.68

148.10 150.08 150.18 157.05 144.38

125.97 129.30 132.10 125.22 132.47

155.13

127.95

151.33 125

143 161 179 197 215 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Holiday

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

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Joplin West Plains

121.15

147.10

5.33 5.10

Cuba Vienna

** 151.61

8.04

3.21

Cuba Vienna

Week Ended 5/8/20 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum*

Butler Springfield

avg. grain prices Soybeans

Ava Kingsville

5/8/20

Heavy winds and rain came to some areas of the state resulting in some flash flooding and lots of down trees to clean up. Planting of corn and beans in the state is making progress but slightly behind the average pace. Haying is just around corner, and many are getting equipment ready. Replacing cutting knives, ordering twine and wrap, checking bearings, and getting greasing. The supply of hay is moderate, demand is light, and prices are steady to weak. 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/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales. Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185): 180.00-200.00. Small squares 7.00-9.00 per bale. Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 160.00-180.00. Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00. Small squares 5.00-7.00 per bale. Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-125.00. Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 80.00-120.00. Small squares 6.008.00 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix). Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 60.00-80.00. Small squares 3.00-6.00 per bale. Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 30.00-50.00 per large round bale. 20.00-40.00 per 4x5 round bale. Good quality Bromegrass: 80.00-120.00. Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-80.00. Wheat hay: 40.00-55.00 per large round bale. Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale.

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hay & grain markets

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

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$100

Week of 4/19/20

0-145 lbs no test. 136.00-144.00. st.

National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.2700 and 40# blocks at $1.3050. The weekly average for barrels is $1.2465 (+.1040) and blocks, $1.2770 (+.0805). Fluid Milk/Cream: As the spring weather continues, milk production is mixed across the country. In the west, California milk production is strong, while Arizona production is steady to dropping. Processing plants in New Mexico are receiving abundant milk volumes for full production capacity. In the Pacific Northwest, warmer weather is promoting cow comfort. The mountainous states of Utah, Idaho, and Colorado continue to display seasonally strong milk production. In the Midwest, fat contents are reportedly lower. There are reports farmers are beginning to sell off percentages of their milking herds. Northeast milk production is also shortening up. Market participants report Class I sales are fairly unchanged. The demand for cream is up, as industry contacts relay every Class is purchasing cream loads at higher volumes. Ice cream manufacturers are clearing heavier cream loads as production has ramped up. F.O.B. cream multiples are .70-1.15 in the East, .90-1.25 in the Midwest, and .45-1.10 in the West. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $1.1735 - $1.4669.

$145

Week of 4/26/20

lambs weak to 2.00 heavy lambs. Slaughter ell tested. At San ity Electronic Auction nesota. In direct tradmbs were not tested. ales of slaughter lambs rcasses sold with all iality. All sheep sold ss otherwise specified. me 2-3 90-160 lbs: test s no report. n no test. 100-135 lbs 121.00-

5/8/20

Week of 5/3/20

hog markets

5/8/20

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

$190

Week of 4/12/20

0. .00. 0. 0.00-140.00. 00-200.00.

San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 180.00-210.00, few 214.00225.00; 60-70 lbs 170.00-198.00, few 200.00-204.00; 70-80 lbs 162.00-186.00, few 200.00; 80-90 lbs 152.00176.00, few 180.00-182.00; 90-110 lbs 150.00-166.00, few 170.00. wooled and shorn 67 lbs 176.00; 70-80 lbs 167.00-178.00; 80-90 lbs 152-95-167.00; 90 lbs 166.00168.00. Pennsylvania: no report. Kalona, IA: no test. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 69 lbs 220.00; 78 lbs 217.50. hair 56 lbs 190.00. Missouri: hair 40-50 lbs 165.00-190.00; 50-60 lbs 170.00200.00; 60-70 lbs 165.00-170.00; 70-80 lbs 160.00165.00; 80-90 lbs 160.00-170.00. wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 170.00-180.00; 60-70 lbs 162.50-175.00; 70-80 lbs 165.00-170.00; 80-90 lbs 165.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 59 lbs 200.00; 78 lbs 167.50; 80-90 lbs 160.00-177.50; 90-100 lbs 155.00. Billings, MT: wooled 70-80 lbs 150.00-151.00; 88 lbs 147.00; 90-100 lbs 146.00-150.00.

Week of 4/19/20

550-600 lb. steers

$235

Week of 4/26/20

00-70.00. 140.00. 2: 80.00-85.00. .00. 2: 70.00-82.50. 80.00.

24 Month Avg. -

$280

Week of 5/3/20

0-215.00. 185.00. -2: 170.00-200.00. 155.00.

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

110

126

142

158

174

190

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

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On the cow/calf side of the operation, John runs about 400 pairs at his farm near South Greenfield. Females are a mixed herd and about a decade ago he began to incorporate Red Angus bulls. “I’ve had other bulls before I got the Red Angus, but they are more consistent and I like the way the Red Angus I want. Some of the purebred cattle out breeders have stayed true to the cause there aren’t as good as the commercial cattle, and the reason that is, and I’m still and not chased a fad.” The Red Angus Association has honored learning, some of the registered people John with three Grind Master Awards. chase the wrong things. They chased size The award is earned by operations that for too long; we don’t need a 1,500-pound have successfully combined high-perform- cow. I don’t need a 1,300-pound cow. I ing Red Angus genetics, skillful feeding will take that 1,000- to 1,200-pound cow and precise marketing to achieve success and raise a 500-pound calf.” Calves are weaned at about 8 months with the slaughter of superior beef carcasses. In 2016, his naturally-fed Red Angus of age. He retains about 60 or 70 heifers cattle were required to achieve 90 percent from each calving season, then sells the Choice and Prime, with no more than 10 majority as bred heifers, which are bred percent Yield Grade 4s and a minimum at about 15 or 16 months of age. grid score of 100. Two of McDowell’s loads Stockers went 100 percent Choice. In his stocker operation, John’s calves, “The Red Angus is what has made as well as calves he purchases from area the difference,” John said. stockyards and local farmers, will reHe currently runs about main in feeding pens until they are 14 bulls with his herd, ready for pasture or the feed yard. which is split into spring Calves are housed in 17 lots, and fall calving. each with a watering system and “We try to keep them pretty South even,” John said. “We retain Greenfield, Mo. feed bunks. Each pen also has a shaded area, where round most of our females and that bales are placed. John said Red Angus is making them the shade not only gives the more uniform, which is what Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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The desire of one son to show cattle was the foundation for Rockin’ R Ranch Ken Ragsdell credits his youngest son, Matthew with getting him and his wife, Jan into the Limousin cattle business. “When they were in high school in Columbia, Mo., our two oldest sons, Keith and Tom, were competitive swimmers but Matthew, our youngest,

Jan live in Phelps County, outside Rolla, where they keep about 35 Limousins. They also have 10 to 15 cows in Oklahoma, working in partnership with Robert Stone of Stone Valley Limousins. “We used to have over 100 cows, bulls and heifers here but we’ve just recently downsized,” Ken said. “This is a very Submitted Photo

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had friends in 4-H,” Ken said. “They different business than it was in 1984 were showing steers and he wanted to and 1985 when we began.” The Ramsdells’ original interest in raisjoin them. We had a small farm and I liked the look of the Limousin, known ing quality beef started with putting safe, healthy food on the table for their own as the ‘Butcher’s Breed.’ family when they still had three sons The next thing we knew, at home. Today, that family also Matt took second place includes an even dozen grandthat year at the Boone children now living in ColumCounty Fair. We kept his bull Rolla, Mo. bia and Jefferson City. The and we were in the Limousin expansion of their cattle cattle business.” business over the years A few decades have gone by also led to the exploration since then and today Ken and

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meet your neighbors of the latest technologies in agriculture available to the small rancher and how they could best be combined with basic Ozarks farming practices. “Over the years, I’ve learned to study the EPDs carefully, using the directory available through the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF), which tracks so many different characteristics, making it so much easier to tell the probabilities that those characteristics will be passed on to the next generation,” Ken said. “We’re talking about everything from carcass traits to milk production, to fat content in the meat to weaning weights and so much more. Genetics are fascinating to me and the EPDs are great forecasting tools. “We’ve also used an aggressive embryo transfer program as well as AI and it’s made a real difference in our production. We had an exceptional donor cow, Amber Pearl, that lived to be 17 years old. She was an extremely fertile animal and three-fourths of our cows are her daughters. She left a tremendous legacy and we still have some of her frozen embryos on hand. She’s buried on our property here.” And over the years, Ken has found ways to combine the new techniques with the old, tried and true. “Since we began, we’ve worked hard on temperament and now we have calm, gentle cattle,” Ken said. “I think a big part of that is certainly the genetics. The NALF now even has an EPD for temperament, but I also think it has to do with the handling of the cattle by the livestock owner. I still prefer to feed my cows by hand each day.” Ken likes to keep a close eye on his herd, which he says helps him know each individual animal. “Our house sits in the middle of our acreage,” the rancher who is approaching his 80th birthday explained. “We have 26 pastures and paddocks we use in our rotational grazing program that are situated on all sides of the house. “Every morning when I get up, the first thing is I get to see everybody and check on them as I feed. That’s really helpful and let’s me see exactly what’s going on. We raise our own replacement heifers and I think watching MAY 18, 2020

the genetics, as well as the daily hand feeding, makes for much gentler cows. I think that is a lot of what keeps me going, too.” A part of the health protocol of the ranch includes limiting vistors to the farm. “We have never allowed just casual visitors on our farm,” Ken explained. “It was originally to protect against any kind of disease contamination, like something being carried in on manure on someone’s boots. But I think it really helps us to keep a more manageable herd in so many ways because they are just used to us and the one hired hand we have.” When they started, the Ragsdell Family Rockin’ R Ranch was raising both red and black Limousins but after a few years, Ken switched over to raising only fullblood and registered red Limousins. At the beginning of 2020, he has expanded back into including some black cows in his operation. “That is what the customers are asking for and in this business, like any other, you have to listen to your customers,” Ken explained. “We have always done AI with our cows and that, of course, often involves an Angus line, but there were still considered registered purebred as long as the bull was 93 percent Limousin and the cow was shown to be seven-eighths Limousin, crossed only with Angus. Now it is the seven-eighths threshold for both bulls and cows. If the cross was with another breed, like Hereford, then it was simply a commercial animal. In addition, there is the fullblood category which is an animal that has never had anything but registered Limousin in its background.” The family may have stumbled into Limousin production, but they have built a solid herd and reputation in the cattle industry, and continue to look toward the future. “We have really enjoyed raising Limousins here at the Rockin’ R Ranch for the last many years,” Ken said. “There is always something new to learn in this business.”

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“I think we would go all in on a state-of-theart intensive grazing system to better utilize our pastures.” Caleb Russell Jasper County, Mo

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Producers looking at direct meat marketing have options As direct marketing of agricultural products continues to grow in popularity, producers are looking for ways to meet this demand. Selling product to local grocers and participating in farmers markets are common outlets for producers to market their meat. However, not everyone has the option of a USDA processor within a convenient distance, or the freezer space to store meat in between markets. In these types of situations, selling live animals as whole, half or quarters might be an option for direct marketing. When marketing live animals for meat, a producer will typically take a deposit and then raise and finish out the animal (pork and beef are commonly marketed this way) for consumers, who then work with the processor on how they would like their meat processed and packaged. The processor might be chosen by the producer or by the customer. Once the animal goes to the processor, the customer pays the producer a set amount per pound hanging weight (this amount will include feed/finishing costs and labor), as well as covering the processing fees. Each live animal marketing program will vary a bit from farm to farm. This type of marketing does not require a USDA processor. “If the producer is selling the animal live, then it will change ownership as a live animal and the new owner can process it at any plant they choose as a ‘not for sale’ slaughter,” Dr. Bryon Wiegand, meat sciences and animal sciences professor with the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, explained. “However, if the original owner is selling carcasses, wholesale cuts or retail cuts, then the animal must be processed under state or USDA inspection.” Before choosing to sell animals in this way, it is wise to know the current demand in a producer’s region. “It is critical to decide two items,” Wie-

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gand explained. “Who is my customer and is there demand for the animals I am currently raising? It is easy to hear that people around the country are buying organic, or free range, or natural or any number of labels, but producers need to make sure there is demand in their area for such animals and meats.” Producers will also want to figure their costs, including labor, into a finished animal in order to determine whether this type of marketing is financially feasible. “Labor is not free. Finishing animals does take time and the producer’s time needs to be assigned a value/cost,” Wiegand said. “Also, is the cost of feed and transportation to the processor viable?” If a producer determines there is a market for their animals and meat, and direct marketing a live animal is profitable, they will want to advertise. “Once a good customer list is established, many find that word-of-mouth advertising is almost as good,” Wiegand said. He cautioned if producers choose digital, print or radio marketing, honesty and transparency about the product are imperative. “Nothing kills a sale or repeat purchase like a claim of production that turns out to be false,” he said. While there are pros and cons to any type of product marketing, Wiegand explained this type of direct sale “can help sell the entire animal carcass and all of the cuts versus the more popular cuts where customers choose out of the freezer at the famers market. The average pound price is lower for the whole, half or quarter carcass sale, but the lower value cuts will move with this approach and producers are not ‘stuck’ with the lower-value cuts in inventory and have be forced to sell them at a loss to move them. Another advantage of selling direct is there are fewer customers to please and a greater volume of meat goes out the door with each sale.” MAY 18, 2020

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The Importance of Herd Analysis By Klaire Howerton

Evaluating a herd is key to keeping it on track for the goals set by the producer When a producer is around their herd day in and day out, sometimes it can be easy to tune out the finer details of the group. In order to stay on top of management, it is a wise idea for producers to periodically take a step back and analyze their herd to make sure they are staying on track with their herd goals. In order to analyze the herd, a producer first needs to have data to study – therefore, record keeping is extremely important. The Noble Research Institute in Oklahoma offers producers numerous apps and desktop spreadsheets to assist with keeping useful, organized records. Eldon Cole, livestock field specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, advised producers to utilize objective data from their records and look at the numbers when analyzing their operation’s strengths and weaknesses. He suggested more subjective information, such as structural soundness, conformation and various convenience traits of individual animals, can be considered after a look at the numbers. Numerical data producers might consider include, a herd inventory, pregnancy rate, weaning data (total number, weights and average weights), the average cow production in pounds and, of course, income and expenses. Using objective data can help a producer make decisions about which animals to keep and which to cull without as much emotional attachment. “It’s easy to become attached to animals but if they’re not paying their way, cut the cord,” Cole advised. A stringent herd analysis, formed from objective data, can be a tool to guide producers toward long-term improvements. “As I work with beef producers, I feel one of the basic improvements they MAY 18, 2020

should make is to improve their product they will market,” Cole said. He suggested some strategies for overall herd improvement could be to analyze how to improve the calf crop percentage, shorten the calving interval, put more early growth on calves, and to track carcass quality. Using a herd analysis to make improvements can take time, but producers should stay the course and keep an open mind. “Making a change or improvement in a beef operation is hard to do because the generation interval is so long. If you make a breeding stock selection, such as keeping a heifer you raised or buying a bull, you’re committed for several years,” Cole explained. “This is why you should consider an expanded use of artificial insemination or perhaps embryo transfer. They give you flexibility.” Analyzing herd genetics is an efficient way to make culling and selection decisions, and to help producers make improvements that align with their herd goals a bit faster. “Today, in the beef business, a thorough herd analysis should include a genomic analysis done early in an animal’s life,” Cole advised. “Even for commercial herds, you can use genomics or expected progeny differences (EPDs) to guide your decisions. Genomics will allow you to have data more quickly than having to wait for offspring to be born and raised to slaughter.” While taking the time to analyze the herd might, at first glance, appear to create more work for the producer, using the results as a tool to create an improved herd that meet the producer’s goals is well worth the effort.

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When building a shade cloth structure, producers need to make sure there is adequate space for the number of cattle who will use the structure to do so comfortably; this might mean building multiple shades. “Mature cows need 30- to 40-square-feet of space, and yearlings up to 800 pounds need around 20 to 25 square feet,” Cole said. “Don’t forget bulls benefit from shade also.” The height of shade cloth structures can vary depending on who a producer talks to, Cole said, but 10- to 12-feet high is common. Whether or not a shade structure is permanent or portable (building portable shades on skids so they can be moved with equipment is common) will depend on the individual producer’s operation. Reagan Bluel, dairy field specialist with MU Extension, explained a portable shade structure can keep cows from damaging valuable pasture space, especially when a producer participates in a rotational grazing program and is already of the mindset that animals will need to be moved regularly. “When you move the cows, move the shelter,” she suggested. While shade cloth is a popular material, there is no one-size-fitsall shade structure plan. Producers in the Ozarks can get very creative, and types of shade structures for livestock might range from tin three sided sheds to stacks of hay bales to old trampolines. “Even very primitive shades make an economic improvement in growth and reproduction,” Cole said.

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