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Sean Wright’s dream operation includes a newly-constructed barn

Generations of Farmers

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Justin Luther began his own cattle operation at the age of 13

Rick Horton’s goal was to own all of his family’s original farm

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Farm families named: The Arkansas Farm Bureau has named the county winners for the 2020 Farm Family of the Year. A panel of judges will visit each farm this summer, then select eight district winners. Families from the Arkansas Ozarks among the county winners are: White County - The Brad Peacock family, Bald Knob; Baxter County – Rob and Sally Hall, Gassville; Cleburne County – Shane and Ashley Mason, Prim; Fulton County – Brach and Alesha Hill, Viola; Searcy County – The Hagemann family, Marshall; Stone County – Jerry and Russanne Shannon, Mountain View; Van Buren County – James Reed family, Choctaw; Benton County – Jim Singleton family, Gravette; Boone County – Will and Rachel Norton family, Harrison; Carroll County – The Stone family, Berryville; Crawford County – Kevin and Jennifer Hightower, Rudy; Franklin County – Johny Crocker, Ozark; Johnson County – Ricky Brown, Clarksville; Madison County – Anthony Giffin family, Rogers; Newton County – David Farmer family, Hasty; Sebastian County – Clint Gann, Hackett; Washington County – Nathan Ogden, Prairie Grove; Conway County – 3 Brothers Farms, Morrilton; Faulkner County – Tom and Jamie Henry, Greenbrier; Logan County – Gerald and Rachel Strobel, Paris; and Pope County – Stevie and Tamara Duvall, Atkins.

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Foundation established: The Walton Family Foundation recently announced it has launched a new initiative to strengthen the region’s capacity to grow food for its residents. The Northwest Arkansas Food Systems will expand opportunities for farmers and increase consumer access to fresh products and is expected to become a national model for locally grown food. For more information, go to waltonfamilyfoundation.org. “Northwest Arkansas’ vast natural resources and rich farming heritage offer the necessary ingredients to grow this industry and diversify the local economy,” said Tom Walton, committee chair for the foundation’s Home Region program and a grandson of Walmart, Inc. founders Sam and Helen Walton. “Through this new initiative, we hope to reinforce how food grown locally can be a lifeline for communities.”

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Jody Harris – The Harris family is ready to hit summer shows Julie Turner-Crawford – New challenges

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 Justin Luther and his family carry on with farming

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Returning family land to the family was important for Rick Horton

Eye on Agribusiness spotlights Marion County Equipment

Rebuilding the heritage of a community

Town & Country features James Franks

Sean Wright is achieving his farming goals

Youth in Agriculture highlights Mattie Kate Walker

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Oklahoma man dies in farm accident: A 61-year-old Oklahoma man died on May 1 after trying to clear debris in a spillway pipe at his private farm pond in Nowata County. Stephen Goforth was trying to use his feet to clear debris from beavers in a spillway pipe about 5 feet under the surface of his pond. Once the debris cleared, Goforth was pulled under and swept into the pipe and exited the other side of the dam. School garden contest announced: School entries are being accepted for the annual Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year contest. The project is sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas. Applicants may be any Arkansas school, grades pre-K through 12, that had a school garden open during the 2019-2020 school year, or any school planning to start a garden in the 2020-2021 school year. The 2020 contest has a new category, Champion of Sustaining School Garden, where schools which have previously won in a category can be awarded for their continued development and sustainability. For more information, go to www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/aad-programs

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arry lived up on the ridge, about 2 miles revonworC yrreJ yB from my home, when we were kids. He was a year older and one grade above me in the little, one-room schoolhouse Jerry Crownover is we attended together, but we quickly a farmer and former became the best of friends. professor of Agriculture Early on, in our friendship, we would take Education at Missouri turns spending the night at each other’s homes State University. He is a pretty often, but after he got his first bicycle, he native of Baxter County, would make the 2-mile ride almost daily during Arkansas, and an the summer and every weekend throughout the author and professional year. Larry had a black Schwinn that he had speaker. To contact Jerry, assembled from an assortment of parts from the go to ozarksfn.com and scrapyard. Mine was an old, blue RollFast that click on ‘Contact Us.’ 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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About the Cover Lila Jane, the 6-year-old granddaughter of Sean Wright, spends a lot of time helping her grandfather on his farm. See more on page 14. Submitted photo Ozarks Farm & Neighbor accepts story suggestions from readers. Story information appears as gathered from interviewees. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor assumes no responsibility for the credibility of statements made by interviewees. © Copyright Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, Inc., 2020. All rights reserved. Printed in USA.

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ife on our farm is alive with activity. Our boys joined a 4-H Club this year and have been attending meetings regularly. With social distancing restrictions, our most recent meeting Jody Harris is a freelance was held on a Zoom conference call. Each 4-H communications specialist, member was in their own home. We really gardener, ranch wife and mother of four. She and enjoyed the show-and-tell aspect of the meether family raise Angus beef ing. It was fun watching kids traipse around cattle and other critters on their farms to show off their projects including their northwest Arkansas goats, cattle, rabbits and chickens. A virtual ranch. She is a graduate petting zoo. of Missouri State University. We had taken a hiatus from chicken farming To contact Jody, go to but this spring we have been home so much we ozarksfn.com and click on decided to get back into it. Our local coop had ‘Contact Us.’ some Plymouth Rock pullets and we decided to get a dozen chicks to raise for 4-H projects. We cleaned out the chicken coop and the kids set up a heat lamp to take care of these little babies. It has been fun giving them something to feed and check on throughout the day. It is amazing how quickly they have grown. It will be about five more months before these girls start laying any eggs. Our neighbor found a deal online where a guy was delivering laying hens one Saturday. I told her we were in for six of them to give the kids something to do while the pullets grew. After work that day, I took my 10-year-old son over to the neighbor’s house to pick up the laying hens. They had clipped their wings. She warned me they were a little scraggly looking. We caught our six hens and took them home. We set up nesting boxes and a feeding system on their side of the coop. They began laying eggs immediately, which delighted the kids. The scraggliest looking hen has been named QuaranTINA. She is a feisty gal who rules the roost. I am not sure how old these hens really are, but the kids are enjoying caring for them. I have such fond memories of the Texas County Udders & Hooves 4-H Club in Missouri. My little sister and I raised registered Holstein heifers (and a few bulls) that were shown with other clubs at the local county and district fairs near our hometown. We spent our summers halter breaking, washing, and clipping these animals to get them primed for fair season. I hope my children get to have similar 4H experiences this summer. The 4-H friends we made at fairs and camp are treasures. We stay in touch with several of them today on social media. Most fondly, I remember our fearless 4-H leader, Nyalin Barnes! She was truly a super mom getting us to judging contests, activities, and fairs. Of course, our parents and neighbors were a great support system too. As the state of Arkansas opens back up and we learn to live in a new version of “normal,” I hope we find a way to give our kids some great summer fair and showing experiences with the 4-H and FFA projects they have all worked so diligently to care for. Whether your friends are two-legged and have feathers, our friends will get us through these crazy times, neighbor.

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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 Julie Turner-Crawford little more research before writing. is a native of Dallas The stack, however, is too big this time to focus County, Mo., where she on just one or two things. grew up on her family’s There’s the investigation into the big meatfarm. 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 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

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Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page 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 package of meat in the grocery store I know nothing more than the weight and the price?

It’s a challenge these days to be a farmer and/or rancher, but we’ve faced challenges before. The challenges today may be different than those in the past, but the one thing that has remained constant is that farmers and ranchers are some tough cookies and we have generations of past, present and future generations to prove it. We will make it through these hard days. We have to keep the faith and keep farming.

Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 and Larry still loved to lay back marks. He discovered that he could find an oily part of the highway, lift his butt off the seat, hold on to the handlebars, rev the engine as high as it would go, and pop the clutch. The “motorcycle” would lay the prettiest black marks one had ever seen. The highway by our homes was covered with “peel-out” marks for the next few years. When he turned 16, Larry, somehow, managed to put together an old car with a flat-head eight engine. From that point forward, I never witnessed my buddy start the car in motion without “laying rubber.” The 10 miles from his house to town was riddled with black marks from burnouts or sliding stops (back then, there was no such thing as ABS brakes). Anytime my dad

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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. MAY 25, 2020

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Justin Luther began his own cattle operation at the age of 13 Justin Luther describes himself as a farm boy. He has diversified that passion into a variety of agricultural pursuits that keeps his family on their farm in Fulton County, outside of Viola, Ark. Justin and his family are the fourth and fifth generations of Luthers to reside on the land bought by his grandparents, Lawrence and Virginia Luther, in 1949. In 2019, the Luthers were chosen as the Fulton County (Ark.) Farm Family of the year. “I grew up on my parents’ dairy farm,” Justin said. “As a kid, I thought it was a great life, milking 80 to 100 cows twice a day. When I was 13, I bought my first cows, 10 momma cows, with a small loan that was co-signed by my parents. By the time I graduated high school, I had 65 head of beef cattle. I would go to three area sale barns and buy yearling cattle.” Today, Justin raises 300 head of primarily crossbred cows, including Angus bulls on Charolais, Angus and Red Angus, and some Brangus cows on 4,000 acres, both his own and leased acreage. His father has another 1,150 acres with another 100 head. Justin leases approximately 1,700 acres scattered across Fulton and Baxter counties in Arkansas and Howell and Ozark counties in Missouri. Altogether, Justin supervises cattle, hay production and intensive grazing operations and still delivers fertilizer for Frank Rowlett at Farmer’s Plant Food in Salem, Ark. He also maintains approximately 320 acres in hay each year. The majority of his farm is used for grazing. “I keep about 1,000 acres in rotational grazing, with most fields being 30 to 50 acres. I move the cows every three to seven days.” The Luther cowherd is mostly spring calving. MAY 25, 2020

“I turn in my bulls on April 4, which gives me a calving state of Jan. 15,” Justin said. “That makes it easier for me to get my cows bred before my fescue heads out. “I also have about 70 fallcalving cows.” Spring calves are weaned in October, then sold by early January. Fall calves

and equipment for Community First Banking and serves as a field representative Ozarks Regional Stockyard in West Plains, Mo. He is on the board of directors of the Fulton County Farm Bureau, is a member of the board of directors of the Fulton County Conservation District and his family attends

Justin Luther, pictured with his wife Rachel and children, 12-year-old Addison and 6-year-old Tucker Wayne, continues farming on land that has been in the family since 1949. Photo Courtesy of Arkansas Farm Bureau

are weaned in April and are typically the Enterprise Baptist Church. sold in July. Justin’s wife Rachel, who works for Cen“I try to wean my calves tral Arkansas Radiation Therabetween 7 and 9 months py, Inc., did not grow up on a Viola, Ark. of age,” Justin explained. farm, but rather in the small “I try to sell my yearlings at nearby town of Viola. 850 pounds.” “My parents, Robert and In addition to driving a Becky Lash, had friends and fertilizer truck, Justin also relatives who had cows so I had inspects and appraises cattle been around them before Justin The Ozarks’ Most Read Farm Newspaper

and I started dating when we were both 16. Helping him out when we were still dating, I had a pretty good idea of what to expect,” she added. She has helped pull more than one calf but probably didn’t expect to be doing so when she was 8 months pregnant. “That probably was not too smart,” Justin added with a grin. “But you never know exactly what you are going to be doing any particular day on the farm.” As a part of his agricultural career, Justin began buying up small farms, especially around areas where he had previously leased acreage. He is now helping the next generation in the Luther family, his daughter Addison, to do the same thing. “She just bought a 40-acre plot,” Justin said. “She now has eight cows on it as well. Both of our kids help out on the farm, raising bottle calves, opening gates, helping to move cows from paddock to paddock with rotational grazing. The lifelong cattleman said farmers today are facing many hurdles in today’s world. “The biggest challenges we face regularly are the things you cannot control, like the weather and the three F’s – the price of fuel, feed and fertilizer,” he said. “In recent years, the price of equipment has also added to that problem. Cattle prices are not in line with the costs and haven’t been for some time. Until America understands how important agriculture is to our economy as well as to our dinner tables, those prices will not come back into some kind of proper line. In the meantime, all I can do is improve my work ethic and do my best, praying the good Lord will lead me in the direction I need to go. And I’m hoping my kids will be able to continue in our family’s chosen profession, because like me, they love it.”

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Rick Horton’s goal was to own all of his family’s original farm Rick Horton’s great-great-grandfather, David Horton, homesteaded in 1886 near what is now Marshall, Ark. At one time there were 13 Horton families in the immediate area, with the land almost always being passed down to the children. Rick and his wife Janice, whom he met in grade school and began dating while both were attending the University of Arkansas, spent many years and raised their two children in southern Arkansas, where David pursued his career in farm management for nurseries and Janice became a secondary math teacher. The couple stayed in that area for 25 years. In 1997, as soon as their daughter finished college, Rick and Janice returned to Marshall to farm on land they had begun to purchase from one uncle. “My goal was to put back together David Horton’s original farm,” Rick said. “Neither of my two uncles had any children, and I inherited another section from my other uncle. I have pursued this goal until I now have all but 120 acres of David’s land.” The 735-acre farm was created from five separate farms, three of which are contiguous. Although much of that land is wooded, 400 acres is set aside for a commercial cattle operation. Included is an 80-acre hayfield, a compromise between using the land and not fighting the elk. The nature of the land determined the nature of their cattle herd. Rick was raised on a farm with cattle, hogs and row cropping. Rick’s uncle A.D. gave him eight Hereford heifers as his seedstock. Then his father Ezra wanted to retire from farming and sold his cattle, thereby freeing up more land for Rick to work with.

When the market decided black cattle were best, Rick converted from Hereford to a black Angus/Salers cross. Much of the farm’s terrain is woody and steep, and the Salers are known for being hardy with a substantial carcass well supported by strong legs, which were essential in their original mountain home in France. Other characteristics include handling extreme temperatures, good fertility and excellent milkability. The breed is most popular in the Dakotas though Rick learned of them from a neighbor who brought some back to Arkansas. The current Horton cattle herd consists of 50 momma cows bred by four bulls. Rick Horton’s goal has been to return all of his great-great-grandfaRick prefers a single, but long, calving ther’s land back to the the family. Rick, pictured with his grandson season from December through March Major, now runs cow/calf pairs on the family farm. because the cooler temperatures eliminate fly and heat issues. The practice means calves are of different weights when sold. cattle run both through the woods and in effective and efficient. Just outside his Nonetheless, calves are weaned in No- pastures that were almost all fescue when house he has a beautiful stand of pines with others scattered throughout the vember when all the cattle are lured to he purchased the place. Using a government program, he over property. He manages his timber and pens by using dairy feed. Then the calves are separated and fed a special, personally- seeded with native grasses in the hayfield takes advantage of the constantly imdesigned ration for two to four weeks be- so it is now 50 percent native grass. How- proving genetics in trees. He has also fore being sold at Ozark Regional Stock- ever, pastures are now only 20 percent na- convinced many of the locals to be tive grass, but the land is very fertile and aware of good conservation and forest yards in West Plains, Mo. Support for this system comes in dif- well-balanced, and he has never had any development, helping where he can. ferent forms. First, is in the selection of fescue toxicity problems. He does not fer- The original 31 acres belonging to Dabulls, usually Salers. Rick selects more tilize or broadcast spray for weeds, though vid Horton are devoted to quail, turkey by appearance than EPDs and is look- he does brush hog and backpack spray for and other forms of wildlife that Rick ing for lengthy but not huge animals honey locust. Finally, the cattle receive and his son love to hunt. When not working cows or land, Rick with excellent feet who produce calves excellent water from numerous springs. A true understanding of this farm is a family historian as well as restorwith a low birth weight but substantial emerges by looking at what ing antique vehicles and equipment. In weaning weight. Rick does in his “spare” time. fact, he put his children through colAnother support is that When Rick and Janice lege by restoring antique grist mills. cows are usually culled be- Marshall, Ark. moved back to Marshall, he “My grandfather Ras told me not to buy tween 15 and 17 years old began working for the Forest anything I couldn’t pay for, and I have because the cross promotes Service on controlled burns. lived by that all my life,” Rick said. “Relongevity with his best calves Part of his job was to design the storing those antique grist mills allowed coming from cows 10 to 15 protocols used to make the burns my children to get an education debt free.” years old. In addition, the Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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Mahindra tractor line. We carry tractors from 25 to 75 hp, which caters to parttime farmers and others with smaller acreages. The Bad Boy Mowers, which are made in Batesville, Ark., are used for residential and commercial properties. We are also a dealer for Bush-Whacker cutters, which are made by another Arkansas company in Little Rock. We even have Titan implements, which include small cutters, box blades, tillers and skid steer attachments. We take care of what we sell, as well as offering service and repairs on Mahindra, Bad Boy Mowers and Bush-Whackers. We even have a service truck for field problems.”

Philosophy and future: “We are tickled to death to be here and do-

ing what we’re doing. We understand parts, sales and service are crucial to our customers and our survival. We want them to know we want to understand their needs and meet those needs. We intentionally sell quality and back it up. We take pride in being approachable and responding quickly because these are not just our customers they are our family, friends and neighbors. We understand the difficulty of trying to manage a farm, small business, and improving your land because we are trying to do the same thing on a budget ourselves. In terms of the future, we are blessed with good loyal customers and plan to attract more and add whatever we need to continue to fulfill customer and employee’s needs.” MAY 25, 2020

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A Little Harmony By Terry Ropp

A Cane Hill church is helping to blend the past, present and future Just as the concept of restoration is simple and the act is difficult, the concept of history is simple but the specifics rarely are. A nonprofit organization known as Historic Cane Hill is making a concerted effort to restore sites primarily in western Washington County as authentically as possible. The heart of their efforts is the Cane Hill community. A current project is the restoration of Cane Hill Presbyterian Church. The church’s history has been carefully pieced together by David B. Ellis in his 1992 book, The Presbyterians of Cane Hill, Arkansas. “The process was rather like putting a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle together when bogus pieces are mixed with genuine ones,” David said. An unusual aspect of the Cane Hill history is that three different branches of the Presbyterian Church served the community for a considerable period of time. While James Buchanan may have held Sunday school as early as 1826 in his log cabin home, the Cane Hill congregation, with 38 charter members, was established in 1828 by Rev. William T. Larimore and Rev. Jesse M Blair. The congregation first met in a log facility at the site of the current Cane Hill Cemetery. Part of the early history includes Rev. Blair being killed during the Civil War and his mill burning. In 1844, the congregation split over philosophical differences with the offshoot being called the Salem congregation, with Rev. Samuel Harris serving as its first minister. For many years the congregation met in Cane Hill College. In 1891 F.R. Earle received an annual salary of $63 for one Sunday per month and served as Cane Hill College president beginning in 1859 though the college was closed during the Civil War. In 1919, that congregation moved into the church that is nearing complete restoration. The third Presbyterian congregation, known as the Mount Bethel Church, was established in 1889 and organized by Rev. T.B. Lunsford and Rev. S.W. Davie. In 1891, this congregation built what is now called Cane Hill Presbyterian Church after receiving a $300 loan from the regional Presbyterian organization. Founding member Getty McClellan owned a stone quarry and donated half of the stone for building the church, with other church members hauling the stone by wagon to the construction site, land donated by Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Kirby. The interesting part of the church’s history is the transfer of ownership in 1919. The Cane Hill School Board wanted full use of

the college building, and the Salem congregation (now First Presbyterian after a name change) wanted a “real” church building. Further, the Mount Bethel Congregation was in dissolution. The result was that the School Board bought the college building, and in turn First used the funds to purchase the church building from Mount Bethel’s governing body. In 2017 building ownership was transferred to Historic Cane Hill, with a lifetime tenancy for the congregation. Some families from the earliest church remain in the area. Restoration of the Cane Hill Presbyterian Church is nearing completion. The architect in charge of the project is John Greer, historic preservation project director of WER Architects. John is additionally connected to the restoration because he is chairman of the nonprofit Historic Cane Hill. One of the basic tools of the trade is using historic photos which drive much of the decision-making. An example is the church’s exterior. A vintage photograph showed the church having a different type of front door with a duplicate now serving as the church’s entrance. Pictures also showed a roof of cedar shake that now covers the church and is accented by copper gutters and flashing. A raised choir loft was dismantled so the church’s configuration is back to its original look with the shorter choir loft pews still to be placed properly. Another aid in making decisions during historical restoration projects is on-site research. Part of the church had wallpaper, which was discovered to be three layers thick. “Replicating that original wallpaper was cost prohibitive, but using that color is true to the original design choices,” John explained. “Nonetheless a small piece has been retained and is on display in the Cane Hill Museum so visitors can see exactly what that paper looked like.” The church originally had clear glass windows but were replaced with stained-glass during the 1950s through donations from various congregation members. Each window contains a commemorative plaque with the name of the donating member. The same process was used in replacing the original pews which also have commemorative plaques. “This has been a personally gratifying project,” John said. “The congregation is made up of wonderful people. The hope is that the beautifully and historically renovated church will bring new members and ensure continuation of church services within the building for many years to come.”

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Family: Wife Lynlee Franks; and children, Kallie and Jett. Hometown: Siloam Springs, Ark. In Town: “I am a cross country pipeline welder for oil and natural gas. I work through the pipeline Union 798 out of Tulsa, Okla. They get the jobs and dispatch me to wherever those jobs are. I started welding in the Navy in 1998 and began this position in 2007. I am gone for two to nine months without coming home to Siloam Springs and have worked in various places, such as South Dakota and West Virginia with the closest being Durant, Okla. My wife Lynlee previously worked for Cobb in Cincinnati, Ark., before staying home with our children and raising cattle.” Country Life: “When home at Rockhill Ranch, I do side jobs as a farmhand. This includes tasks like building fence for others and working and hauling cattle. Whenever I can, I also help with our registered Simmental cattle. We started out by purchasing a Simmental show heifer for $850 from Lynlee’s father and mother, Terry and Carma Davis. That show heifer who was named Willow won grand champion at the Benton County Fair, as did her first calf Lucy. The next year Willow lost a calf but raised a bottle calf. When she didn’t breed back the following year, we sold her. We now have a total of six breeding females, two show heifers for Kallie this year and a young bull that Jett may show. We were very fortunate in buying our bull because we purchased him just before he won reserve champion at the Missouri State Fair in 2018. He is now producing his second round of calves. Kallie really enjoys showing, but loves a water fight at the fair even more. She also is very opposed to selling any of our animals, something she’ll have to get used to. Currently we reserve all of the show-quality heifers while selling bull calves as we try to build up our herd to perhaps 25 breeding females, about as much as my wife can handle with me gone so much. We use both spring and fall calving and feed Purina Show Chow twice a day, according to each individual’s needs. We have a good working relationship with our veterinarian and follow his health protocols. Farm kids work harder than other kids, and we want our children to have that kind of lifestyle. Kallie is already in both 4-H and FFA since students can enter FFA in the seventh grade. If Jett remains interested, he may also follow the same path.” MAY 25, 2020

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(Week of 5/10/20 to 5/16/20) Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy Ash Flat Livestock

beef

57.50-100.00 †

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Livestock Auction 59.00-62.00 † 74.00 † County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

70.00-93.00 † 74.00-105.00 † 65.00-89.50*

Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Regional Sale Barn Fort Smith Stockyards Four Statee I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest

Not Reported* Not Reported* Not Reported* 57.00-93.50* 24.00-95.00* 40.00-94.50 † 75.00-111.00 † 95.00* † 62.50-92.50 63.00-97.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction Ozarks Regional Stockyards Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

77.00 † 65.00-105.00 † 77.00-94.00* 85.00-108.00 †

Welch Stockyards

85.00-117.00*

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 105.00-120.00; wtd. avg. price 113.25. Heifers: 104.00-120.00; wtd. avg. price 113.09. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 158.00-180.00; wtd. avg. price 172.34. Heifers: 170.00-175.00; wtd. avg. price 171.92.

Kids - Selection 1-2: 310.00-345.00. Kids - Selection 2: 315.00. Kids - Selection 2-3: 300.00-350.00. 5/17/20 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.

dairy cattle NONE REPORTED sheep & goats

Diamond, Mo. • TS White Sheep and Goat

5/7/20

Total Receipts: 1,286 10 30 50 70 90 110 130 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 (Week of 5/10/20 to 5/16/20) nannies and replacement quality kid goats. A few young Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy 40.00-62.50 † 4 females passed the 5.00 a lb mark which was a first in Ash Flat Livestock 30.00-65.00 † my memory. Supply included: 61% Slaughter Sheep/ Benton County Sale Barn 30.00-70.00 † Lambs (15% Wooled & Shorn, 65% Hair Breeds, 12% 44.00-65.50* Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Ewes, 8% Hair Ewes, 0% Bucks); 9% Feeder Goats Cleburne County Live 23.00-58.00 † (100% Kids); 24% Slaughter Goats (62% Kids, 27% 45.00-60.00 † County Line Sale - Ratcliff Nannies/Does, 6% Bucks/Billies, 5% Wethers); 6% Decatur Livestock Auction Not Reported* Replacement Goats (67% Nannies/Does, 31% Families, Not Reported* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita 2% Bucks/Billies). Farmers Regional Sale Barn Not Reported* Slaugher Sheep/Lambs: 20.00-65.50* Fort Smith Stockyardss Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3: 160.00-180.00. Four State Stockyards 24.00-68.50* 2 Wooled & Shorn - Choice 1-3: 142.50-165.00. I-40 Livestock - Ozark 37.00-63.00 † Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 160.00-200.00. Joplin Regional 17.50-72.50 † Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 145.00-175.00. Mid-State Stockyards 65.00* Ewes - Good 1-3: 72.50. North Arkansas Livestock 34.00-66.00 † Ewes - Good 2-3: 85.00-120.00. 35.00-73.00 † OKC West - El Reno Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 72.50-92.50. Ouachita Livestock Auction 37.00-62.50 † Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 50.00-72.50. Ozarks Reg 10.00-81.00 † Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 75.00-135.00. Stilwell Livestock Auction 50.00-67.00* Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 65.00-130.00. Tulsa Livestock Auction 41.50-72.00 † Bucks - 1: 95.00-107.50. Welch Stockyards 50.00-66.00* Feeder Goats: 0 10 30 50 70 90 110 Kids - Selection 1: 350.00-535.00.

slaughter

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

12 12

5/13/20 629

Uneven

St-12 Higher

St-5 Higher

St-6 Higher

168.00 140.00-160.00 130.00-150.00 ----120.00

142.00-176.00 149.00-164.00 140.00-161.00 138.00 132.00

147.00-182.00 122.00-169.50 102.00-160.00 97.00-138.00 -----

150.00-175.00 147.00-158.00 141.00 ---------

157.00-158.00 141.00-155.00 139.00-146.00 135.00 -----

146.00-187.50 130.00-160.00 122.00-147.00 114.00-127.00 -----

150.00-163.00 135.00-154.00 130.00-144.00 117.00-126.00 110.00

145.00-170.00 133.00-155.00 122.00-149.00 110.00-128.00 100.00-111.00

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143.00-165.00 130.00-146.00 121.00-135.00 112.00 -----

--------130.00-138.00 126.00 -----

137.00-155.00 124.00-145.00 122.00-132.00 108.00-116.00 104.00-125.00

139.00 125.00-138.00 120.00 110.00-115.00 105.00

125.00-149.00 119.00-141.00 118.00-135.00 100.00-117.00 109.00

109.00-150.00 102.00-140.00 99.00-128.50 95.00-120.50 -----

145.00 102.00-138.00 108.00-136.00 102.00 104.00

130.00-137.00 129.00-136.00 124.00-128.000 115.00-120.00 -----

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

5/15/20 612

St-7 Higher

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165.00-187.50 147.50-167.50 139.00-160.00 111.00-129.00 110.00-120.00

4/28/20

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5/15/

Compared to last week slaughter lambs firm, instance 10.00 higher on heavy lambs at San Angelo, TX; oth locations 10.00 to sharply lower. Slaughter ewes stead to 8.00 higher. No comparison on feeder lambs. At Sa Angelo, TX 9458 head sold. Equity Electronic Auctio sold 300 slaughter lambs in Minnesota. In direct trad ing slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. Confidential head of negotiated sales of slaughter lamb were confidential. 2,016 lamb carcasses sold with all weights no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: 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 100-140 lbs 114.00124.00. Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs no test. Billings, MT: no test. Missouri: wooled and shorn no test. Equity Elec: 175 lbs 71.75. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 180.00-210.00, few 210.00226.00; 60-70 lbs 172.00-200.00, few 208.00-216.00; 70 lbs 160.00-188.00, few 190.00; 80-90 lbs 154.00-178.00 few 186.00; 90-110 lbs 152.00-162.00. wooled and shor lbs 188.00; 63 lbs 190.00; 70-80 lbs 160.00-170.00; 80-9 lbs 157.00-170.00.

Farmer’s & Ranchers Vinita, Okla.* ---------

NOT REPORTED

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

Decatur Livestock*

Ash Flat Livestock✝

National Sheep Summary

stocker & feeder

County Line Sale Ratcliff✝ 5/13/20 140

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy✝ 5/12/20 663

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.

Receipts: 1,165 Compared to the March sale, slaughter lambs sold mostly steady to 20.00 lower. Slaughter ewes sold mostly steady. Feeder kids and slaughter goats on a very light test sold sharply higher. Slaughter nannies and billies on a very light test sold mostly steady. Supply on was good and demand was moderate to good. Supply included: 10% Feeder Sheep/Lambs (100% Hair Lambs); 81% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (5% Wooled, 73% Hair Breeds, 8% Ewes, 14% Hair Ewes, 0% Hair Bucks); 3% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 5% Slaughter Goats (63% Kids, 24% Nannies/Does, 12% Bucks/Billies). Feeder Sheep/Lambs: Hair Lambs - Medium and Large 1: 200.00-215.00. Hair Lambs - Medium and Large 1-2: 185.00-190.00. Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled - Choice 1: 247.50. Wooled - Choice 1-2: 205.00. Wooled - Good and Choice 2: 170.00. Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1: 205.00-210.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 1: 185.00-220.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 1-2: 165.00-215.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 2: 175.00-185.00. Hair Breeds - Good and Choice 1-2: 170.00-200.00. Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 135.00-155.00. Hair Breeds - Good 2: 102.50.

Cleburne County Livestock✝ 5/11/20 210

Benton Co. - Siloam Springs✝ 5/14/20 798

NONE REPORTED

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

cows

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Sheep/Goat

prices I-40 Livestock Ozark✝ 5/14/20 611

Jop Reg Stock 5/11 4,4

5-15 Higher

Uneven

2-8 H

154.00-185.00 149.00-169.00 145.00-163.00 127.00-149.00 -----

156.00-186.00 147.50-170.50 144.00-161.00 140.00-154.00 126.00-143.00

155.00-169.00 143.00-166.50 132.00-152.00 127.00-140.00 108.00-127.00

160.00 155.00 147.00 135.00 128.00

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144.00-166.00 132.00-157.00 148.00 115.00-127.00 -----

----142.00-144.00 123.00-142.00 116.00-134.00 99.00-120.00

-165 127.00 119 --

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131.00-158.00 125.00-155.00 113.00-136.00 104.00-130.00 -----

130.00-156.00 128.00-147.00 121.00-141.00 115.00-131.75 102.00-123.00

133.00-147.50 130.00-144.00 122.00-136.00 109.00-131.00 101.00-111.00

144.00 131.00 126.00 115.00 106.00

NOT REPORTED

bulls

NOT REPORTED

slaughter

Fort Smith Four State Stockyards* Stockyards Exeter, Mo* 5/11/20 5/12/20 1,585 1,572

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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dairy sales

Soft Wheat

rime 1-2: 00-210.00, few 210.00few 208.00-216.00; 70-80 0-90 lbs 154.00-178.00, 62.00. wooled and shorn 59 bs 160.00-170.00; 80-90

Corn

8.66

8.53

Sorghum

5.17

5.24

5.22

3.36

3.44

3.33

0 Blyt

hevil

lena

8.65

laine

eola

Osc

8.33 5.09

ock

I-40 estock Ozark✝ /14/20 611

Uneven

Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction Ozarks Regional Stockyards Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

ces

1000

pairs

Mid-State Stockyards*

2-8 Higher

250

Ash Flat El Reno Green Forest Joplin Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs West Plains

134.81 120.30 124.73 Week of 4/19/20

144.02 133.45 133.34 *

123.55 * 143.49

136.95 122.25

124.03

160.95

2000

149.18

124.77

123.75

135.99 152.11

128.51

140.10

Not Reported * Not Reported * 600.00-1600.00 * 1100.00-1800.00 * None Reported † 600.00-1425.00 †

120.58

149.37 *** * *

130.18 *** 117.68 114.50

139.00

123.36

140.18

119.67 119.58

147.99

127.37

147.85

None Reported * 1000.00-1075.00 † 775.00-1600.00 †

None Reported † 525.00-1450.00 † 1300.00-1885.00 * 1200.00-1550.00 †

1250

1750

** 129.84

146.36

119.36

130.99 150.18

2250

OKC West - El Reno, Okla.✝ 5/12/20 12,647

Ouachita Livestock Ola✝ 5/12/20 216

Ozarks Regional West Plains✝ 5/12/20 3,585

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 5/13/20 482

Tulsa Livestock Auction✝ 5/11/20 1,727

Welch Stockyards*

5/11/20 174

N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest✝ 5/13/20 320

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163.00-177.00 131.00-159.00 115.00-141.00 124.00 131.00

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164.00-175.00 144.00-164.00 131.00-148.00 108.00-130.00 95.00-105.00

175.00-186.00 160.00-171.00 144.50-156.50 125.00-137.00 111.50-121.50

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125.00-142.00 120.00-133.00 114.00-127.00 117.00 106.00

146.00-164.00 132.50-148.00 126.00-139.00 119.50-133.00 109.00-120.00

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MAY 25, 2020

109.30

1735.00 * None Reported † None Reported † Not Reported *

Ouachita Tulsa

117.00

143.59

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750

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148.28

None Reported † 1100.00-1300.00 †

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Joplin Regional Stockyards✝ 5/11/20 4,444

1500

Ouachita Tulsa

148.00

890.00-1375.00 †

Fort Smith Stockyards Four State Stockyards I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards

3.06

Little

Ash Flat El Reno Green Forest Joplin Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs West Plains

Not Reported * 475.00-1200.00 * 750.00-1275.00 * 800.00-1075.00 † 650.00-1275.00 † 650.00-1200.00 * 650.00-925.00 † 700.00-1100.00 † 610.00-900.00 †

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12 9

steers 550-600 LBS.

None Reported † 58.00 † Prices reported per cwt Not Reported* Not Reported *

750.00-1535.00 *

500

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(Week of 5/10/20 to 5/16/20)

Daily Report 5/19/20

Soybeans

May 19 June 19

275.00-1200.00 † 1200.00-1625.00 * 700.00-1125.00 †

cow/calf

avg. grain prices

est.

$80

1200.00 *

Week of 4/26/20

00-145 lbs no test.

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction Ozarks Regional Stockyards Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction Welch Stockyards

600.00-1050.00 † 675.00-1035.00 †

Week of 5/3/20

5/15/20

r lambs firm, instances San Angelo, TX; other r. Slaughter ewes steady on feeder lambs. At San quity Electronic Auction nnesota. In direct tradambs were not tested. sales of slaughter lambs carcasses sold with all ntiality. All sheep sold per otherwise specified. rime 2-3 90-160 lbs: no test. bs no report. rn no test. n 100-140 lbs 114.00-

5/15/20

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.7200 and 40# blocks at $1.7800. The weekly average for barrels is $1.5195 (+.2730) and blocks, $1.5975 (+.3205). Fluid Milk/Cream: Nationwide, industry contacts suggest milk intakes are steady to lower. Seasonal milk declines in California, Arizona and Florida are causing part of the tightening of milk supplies. Milk handlers also attribute higher culling rates, adjusted feed rations, and a move by some farmers to twice per day milking from three times per day milking as methods that may be bringing milking supplies into better balance with processing needs throughout the country. In the Midwest, cheesemakers are still reporting discounted milk loads, but they are fewer and farther between. There were some over-Class III reported prices, as well. Manufacturers are running active processing schedules and Class I sales are still above normal levels. Industry contacts say condensed skim supplies are in balance. An increase in Class II demand has help clean up some of the excess cream supplies. In some regions, cream multiples are more than twice what they were several weeks ago. Cream multiples, for all Classes, were 1.00 to 1.25 in the East, 1.10 to 1.29 in the Midwest, and .80 to 1.20 in the West. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $1.4976 - $1.6099.

$120

700.00-1325.00 †

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Week of 5/10/20

00. 20.00. 00. 120.00-140.00. .00-200.00.

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00.

$160

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Week of 4/26/20

National Dairy Market at a Glance

cows

550-600 lb. steers

$200

Week of 5/3/20

5.00-70.00. : 140.00. -2: 80.00-85.00. 0.00. -2: 70.00-82.50. : 80.00.

replacement

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$240

Week of 5/10/20

reports

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

245

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

116 137 158 179 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

200

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

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Dreams Do Come True By Terry Ropp

Sean Wright’s dream operation includes a newly-constructed barn Everybody in agriculture needs into taking up a new trade. As Sean put it, “I went from shoveling it to directpatience. Twenty years ago, Sean Wright had ing it.” Five years later he opened a residena dream about the perfect barn and finally brought his dream to reality a few tial plumbing repair business called months ago. Sean started working for Circle W Plumbing with the motto: “If Danny Combs at the Cavanaugh dairy it’s broke, I’ll fix it. Don’t cuss, call us” while he attended Hartford High School Nonetheless, the quail kept whistling in in Arkansas. He milked cows, built fence his memory with Sean eventually buyand fed bottle calves. Danny became an ing land for a cow/calf operation. Now, important role model who instilled a several months ago, Sean watched the barn of his dream became a reality. strong work ethic in the young man. Another friend, Dexter Lively, told Sean remembers a day while working for Danny. He was sitting on a tractor Sean about DT Construction, a compaand looking out as quails were whis- ny he found on Facebook. Levi Tincher tling and the birds were singing to the came to Sean’s ranch where Sean exsummer sun. Sean then realized this plained what he wanted: a 40-foot-bywas the life he wanted. Sensing that 60-foot pole barn to house a shop and Sean never wanted to leave, Danny alfalfa hay with a loafing shed on each side for overhead shelter for his warned the young man, “I trailers and an additional 20won’t be here forever,” and foot section covering part of Sean sadly heard him. his corrals. During his seven years at Hartford, Ark. “Once I got the dirt work the dairy, Sean had a friend done, two guys handled the who was about his age and whole project from start to finfrequented the dairy while ish,” Sean said. he milked. He talked Sean

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Sean Wright, pictured with is granddaughter Lila Jane, started working as a milk hand in high school, and has built his own thriving beef cattle operation, complete with his dream barn.

First, significant dirt work needed to be completed. Good friend and neighbor Dale Phelps, owner of Phelps Construction, leveled the pad with a bulldozer and formed it with crusher dust brought in by dump trucks. “The weather was terrible and the dump trucks got stuck,” Sean said. “We simply used a tractor to get them on the pad, and everything was done in a week.” When Levi’s men arrived, they had the structure up in three weeks, with the only issue being Sean’s corrals were not perfectly square like the barn. They compensated, and the structure is as flexible and useful as Sean dreamt. The red and tan barn matches Sean’s nearby house, with Sean getting ready to build a workbench and having the wiring installed.

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Circle W Land and Cattle runs two herds of cattle and hay fields on 800 acres. One herd is registered Lim-Flex with 80 momma cows. With this herd, Sean is under contract with John Sutphin III in Lamar, Colo., someone he found through the internet. John runs what he calls a co-op with cattle producers across the nation. He has several finishing sites in states such as Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Sean was John’s first producer in Arkansas, beginning five years ago. John provides Sean with meat wagon bulls and buys all the calves with Sean having the option of buying the heifers in any given year. When Sean does that, he evaluates them when they are yearlings to decide which will serve as replacement seedstock and which will MAY 25, 2020

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What is your involvement in agriculture? “My family raises beef cattle. We currently only have a few mommas and three Simmental bulls. I have three Boer does and a Boer buck I’m using to build my show goat herd. I also have one horse and three spoiled dogs. I have a flock of 40 chickens that started with the 4-H poultry chain I did in 2015 and 2016. I show goats at county and district fairs.” What is your favorite part of being involved in agriculture and living on a farm? “Spending time with my animals,

working and feeding them, getting them ready to show. I go to see the baby calves with my daddy and momma everyday.”

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he recent COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to plan much in the way of the future right now. This is particularly true when it comes to your finances. Whether you are thinking about job security, your retirement or your financial portfolio, uncertainty abounds. However, I would argue that there is no better time than right now to think about your financial future and evaluate where you are today and where you want to be in the years to come. Start with a Financial Review: ConNikki Newton is ducting a personal financial review is the first president of step to creating your financial plan. A solid fiUMB Private Wealth nancial review with an advisor will help you Management and recalibrate where you are today and where you can be reached at want to go in the future by looking at your curNikki.Newton@ rent spending and saving habits to help estabumb.com. lish your plan’s baseline. You will review your current assets, debts and income to determine the variables that can influence your plan’s success. Once you have created a foundational financial plan, you will start to discuss your concerns, passions, plans and issues to help shape and define your financial journey. Put Family First: Whether you are planning to have children or thinking about how you will pay for their education, there are many ways to start preparing today. This can include starting a health savings account (HSA) for future medical expenses, looking into financial options for adoption, flexible savings account (FSA) considerations for childcare, and starting a 529 or other higher-education savings plan. Career + Lifestyle Decisions: What does your career trajectory look like? Do you plan to retire at your current company, or have you always wanted to explore a second career that involves your passions? Do you want to take a family vacation to Hawaii or a two-week adventure to Europe? If yes, how are you planning for these wants now so you can enjoy them in the future? Conversations about your wants and desires regarding your career, travel and lifestyle should be factored into your financial plan. Philanthropy should also be a part of this conversation. Do you want to contribute your time and money to nonprofits that matter to you? Have you thought about how to do this? This conversation will also lead into your estate planning desires and the legacy you want to leave after you are gone. Retirement Considerations: No matter the age you want to retire, it’s important to know what you need to get there. Planning for your retirement should be an active exercise, not a passive conversation, that looks at your 401K and other investment accounts every year. By thinking and talking about your longterm dreams, you can start planning and budgeting today. The First Step: I encourage you to think about your financial future and what that looks like in the years to come. As you think about these questions, consider partnering with a financial advisor to help you reach your short- and long-term objectives. When you have a financial advisor who is focused on your unique journey, he or she can help you discover your areas of strength and identify improvements to maximize success.

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Fencing is an investment in your property, so making the right choice is critical Most producers have heard the expression “good fences make good neighbors.” Good fence is an investment, but the monetary output, plus the number of styles and the installation considerations can be overwhelming. Barbed wire fence: Barbed wire fencing used to be the fence of choice for many operations, especially for cattle. It is a bit less popular today, due to some safer and more affordable options on the market but is still a common style. According to the Nobel Research Institute, five to six strands of barbed wire are adequate to keep cattle restrained for interior or exterior fences. More strands (eight to 10) can be used at closer intervals to contain goats. Barbed wire fences are fast and economical to install. A disadvantage is horse owners typically do not like barbed wire fences for fear of the animal being entangled and injured.

what do you say? If money were no object, what construction project or improvement would you like to make to your farm?

Woven wire or field fence: Woven wire is a fairly expensive fencing style, and can be a rather labor intensive to install. However, it is often the material of choice for perimeter fences, or for animals like horses, goats or sheep. To add an additional layer of security, the Noble Research Institute recommended producers use one to two strands of barbed wire or electric fence at the top of the woven fence to deter animals from trying to reach over the top of the fence and pushing it down. Electric fence: Electric fence is an exceedingly popular fencing option due to its convenience and low cost compared to other fencing materials. It can be installed as temporary or permanent fence. Mark Green, lead resource conservationist at the Natural Resource Conservation Service Springfield, Mo., Field Office, noted the use of permanent electric fence is growing, especially when splitting up a farm into

“For our Christmas tree farm, we would build a pole barn for our precut trees with lights and misters, as well as curtains to enclose the area during inclement weather.” Rachelle Batesole Muskogee County, Okla.

multiple paddocks for a rotational grazing system. “I personally would not install anything but electric fence for interior fences and I was raised to build a barbed wire fence,” Green said. Pipe and cable fence: This is a fairly expensive fencing option, and is less common than barbed wire, woven wire or electric fence. Some producers may still opt for these materials, though, depending on what type of animals they are raising or what that fence is being used for. Pipe fences are preferred in crowding situations, such as in corrals or working pens. Horse enthusiasts and professionals suggest pipe fences are easier for horses to see and, thus, prevent injury. Fencing assistance: Even if a producer selects one of the cheaper material options, fencing of any kind is still a sizeable investment. Fortunately for area producers, there are cost assistance programs available through the

“What would really help me is a new hay barn and a sweeping tub with a hydraulic squeeze chute.”

NRCS for certain grazing programs. The federal funded Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) administered by the USDA-NRCS provides cost assistance for interior fencing in two situations: rotational grazing system cross-fencing, and fencing to exclude livestock from sensitive areas such as ponds, streams, woodland, etc. Green noted there is no assistance for fencing to keep livestock on the property. He encouraged producers to contact their local office about the programs. There are numerous installation considerations to bear in mind when building fence, but proper research and preparation can help the process go smoothly. Think about what livestock will be corralled within the fence – breed and species research will help determine what type of materials will work best. Ensuring the quality, proper size and proper installation of materials used to construct the fence goes a long way.

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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 products 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,” WieMAY 25, 2020

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.”

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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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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 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

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Financial planning is critical

Shade is critical for livestock in the summer months

Marketing meat on the hoof

Youth in Agriculture highlights Mattie Kate Walker

Which fencing material is right for your farm?

Sean Wright is achieving his farming goals

Eye on Agribusiness spotlights Marion County Equipment

Rebuilding the heritage of a community

Returning family land to the family was important for Rick Horton

Jody Harris – The Harris family is ready to hit summer shows

Jerry Crownover – Memories of a childhood friend

Justin Luther and his family carry on with farming

Julie Turner-Crawford – New challenges