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Triumph Over Tragedy MAY 4, 2015• 28 PAGES

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Accident fails to keep Kalyn McKibbin from following her dreams — or out of the saddle

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Area youth place in poster contest: Arkansas Farm Bureau has announced the winners of its annual safety poster contest. The posters depicted this year’s theme, “Ride Like a Pro, Wherever You Go.” In the first and second-grade category, Easton Cantrell, a second-grade student at Deer Elementary in Newton County, won first place. He is the son of Derek and Lorie Cantrell. In the third and fourth-grade category, thirdgrade student, Lily Davis of Prairie Grove Intermediate school in Washington County, won second place. Her parents are Scott and Cassie Davis. In the fifth and sixth-grade category Alexandria Breedlove, a fifth-grade student at Deer Elementary was second. She is the daughter of Amanda Breedlove.

Arkansas Century Farm application deadline: The deadline for applications for the Arkansas Century Farm Program is May 31. The program recognizes families who have owned and farmed the same land for at least 100 years. The same family must have owned farms for 100 years

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Members named to the National Poultry Federation Board of Directors: Four area leaders in the poultry industry have been appointed the National Poultry Federation Board of Directors for Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Robert Garlington is the vice president of George’s Arkansas and Missouri operations. He resides in Springdale, Ark. Wes McClure is the senior vice president of Further Processing at Simmons Prepared Foods in Siloam Springs, Ark. He resides in Fayetteville, Ark. Gary Hogue is the vice president of live production at OK Foods, Inc. in Fort Smith, Ark. He resides in Fort Smith, Ark. Stephan Barnes is the vice president of operations at Ozark Mountain Poultry in Rogers, Ark., and he resides in Springdale, Ark. The Elkins FFA Poultry Career Development Team was named Arkansas Champion: The team will represent the state at the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky., in October. Team members are Holly Henry, Maricela Maqueda, Courtney Shumate and Chris Fryar earned top honors by 2 points over the second-place team.

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3 Jerry Crownover – The best Christmas ever

4 Dusty Richards – Electric woes

5 Julie Turner-Crawford – The ‘New’ Generation

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7 Lane Pruitt opens new livestock market

8 Accident doesn’t deter Kalyn KcKibbin 10 Historic hotel now a museum 11 Eye on Agribusiness features Akins Grocery and Feed

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Jo Fantinel continues her family’s farming tradition

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Town and Country features Selena Rosen

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The Hood family crosses statelines with Beefmasters

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Youth in Agriculture spotlights Dalton Melton

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he best Christmas present I can ever rerevaosparkling nworC ynew, rreJ yB member receiving was Daisy BB rifle when I was 8 years old.

It came complete with a pad of paper Jerry Crownover is targets that fit into a metal holder that a farmer and former actually sounded like a bell when you hit the professor of Agriculture bull’s-eye. Even though Santa was a reluctant proEducation at Missouri vider (she was convinced I’d put out an eye), Mom State University. He is a acquiesced as I successfully argued, “it would be native of Baxter County, useful around the farm to get rid of those danged Arkansas, and an sparrows, plus, all of my friends were getting them, author and professional too.” I sighted it in at 20 feet and could make that speaker. To contact Jerry, bell ring nine out of every 10 times before heading go to ozarksfn.com and to the woods to bring back some meat for supper. click on ‘Contact Us.’ Being an expert hunter in those days, I artfully tracked the prey through the light snow that covered the ground and sneaked upon a gigantic cottontail rabbit. I can still see the animal sitting broadside to me at about 40 feet. Carefully, I took aim, squeezed the trigger, and actually watched the tiny pellet arc from the barrel of the new air gun to land precisely into the side of the rabbit …where it very harmlessly bounced off. The wily rabbit didn’t even flinch, but rather, turned its head toward me as if to say, “What’s the deal, here?”

Last month, I lumbered into the house one evening carrying a long box, sat down in my favorite chair, and started to open my newest purchase, when my wife walked by and sighed, “Really, Jerry, another new gun?”

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About the Cover Kalyn McKibbin has not let a life-changing accident keep her away from her loves – cattle and horses. Read more on page 8.

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would like to give you my personal take regarding proposed upcoming EPA regulations on reducing current electric power operations.

In July, the EPA will tell us what they demand from Arkansas power production after earlier issuing plans to cut coal fired plants production by a huge amount. I believe the EPA is asking the state of Arkansas to cut twice the plants than it is the state of Kansas. No one can answer my questions, or anyone else’s questions, as to why we have such an unbalanced demand on this state. Oklahoma isn’t happy either over what the EPA is demanding it to shut down.

It is a very strange situation we find. The federal government is meddling in where an agency can enforce what it says is a nation-wide regulation without Congress passing such a law.

The Texas Legislature has passed a resolution to ignore it completely, saying states have rights to do that. Several states are looking hard at it and several state attorney generals including, ours here in Arkansas, are suing the EPA to stop this order since it made no efforts to learn the economics of what this ruling will cost the consumers.

The only thing they can say is we need to cut the carbon down. That is theory.

A few years ago it was global warming and an ex-vice president said we’d have palm trees thriving on Lake Michigan shores of Chicago. That theory blew up and now it is climate change.

In the 1970s, Congress spent millions to find out why it was so cold. What did they find? It was weather change.

If the coal plants are shut down, look for much higher electric bills for your farm or residence. How much more? It will escalate, by my own horseback method of figuring, 25 to 30 percent. Some say more than that.

We have coal plants the EPA wants to shut down with no compensation. You and I, as co-op members, have our money in the plants.

Will the EPA pay us for doing that? No. Will the EPA continue to pay the property tax we pay on the plants to the communities where they are situated when they sit there cold and empty? No. Will they pay the wages to all the people who work in them until they find equal employment? No. A pile of coal means you will have electricity production. A gas pipe, like in the winter before in some areas, went dry and they had every coal plant running to make it up. Natural gas prices can fluctuate in price meaning less stability in electric costs.

They failed miserably to pass a carbon tax which would have made some folks millionaires and charged all of us to pay that penalty.

My concern is for all the people on fixed incomes, retired or disabled. This experiment could hurt those already pressed by a high living cost with burdensome prices caused by an unproven theory that would not hold up in reality.

May God Bless your family and the USA. Editor’s note: Dusty Richards is a member of the Ozarks Electric Co-op’s board of directors in Fayetteville, Ark. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Ozarks Farm & Neighbor.

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

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

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

Even in our small towns in the Ozarks there is a large population that is three, or even four, generations removed from the farm.

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Life is Simple Continued from Page 3 A neighbor and I had fun sighting it in when I first purchased it. Figuring I could usually get within 20 yards of most of my livestock, that was the distance we chose to make the adjustments, using one of the three practice darts that came with the gun. At 60 feet, both Marvin and I could hit the bull’s-eye on the end of a round bale almost every time. Last week, I got to use it, for real, for the first time.

A cow had become severely lame almost overnight and needed a dose of the newest, most effective medication. The medicine is very expensive, but it had worked miraculously on cows showing the same symptoms, when I had administered it before I bought the gun, and I was looking forward to administering the drug without the hassle of driving her to the corral. I

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took great care in filling the dart with the prescribed amount of 10cc’s, which equated to about 50 dollars when you add in the cost of the dart. Managing to get within about 10 yards of the cow, while she was eating hay, I decided to use only three pumps of the air rifle instead of the four I had used in practice, since I was so close.

Aiming carefully, to put the dart in her neck, I squeezed the trigger and watched the dart arc gently…and land in the dirt about six inches from her front foot.

Like the rabbit of yore, she turned to me with an expression of annoyance, but unlike the hare, her nonverbal was, “Really?

You call that a bull’s-eye? I’ll show you a bull’s-eye.” She made one small step for bovines and broke my dart squarely into two pieces with one amazingly accurate hoof.

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Lane Pruitt opens Pruitt’s Midstate Stockyards in Van Buren County, Ark. “If we ever get a chance at your business once, we’ll have you forever.” A strong statement from a confident businessman, Lane Pruitt wants to earn his customer’s business.

Pruitt owns and operates Pruitt’s Midstate Stockyards, LLC along scenic US Highway 65 in Damascus, Ark. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor sat down recently with Pruitt to visit his operation and talk about what drives him to excel at the livestock market.

“We’re on a five-lane highway, 20 minutes from (Interstate) 40, a central location, but not really in town. The location was really good,” Pruitt said.

The auction house is a new addition to the bustling little town of Damascus in Van Buren County, Ark. Lane said the location worked well for his current customer base that had used his services in a previous barn in Clinton.

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He submitted his sealed bid in hopes to catch the facility.

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Lane remodeled the inside of the facility to include a kitchen and seating for the hungry customers attending the sale.

“We try to keep overhead low and pass those savings on to our customers.”

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The new facility in Damascus was con- The truck wash bay in the facility was structed from the shell of the old Dairy developed into the auction seating area Cooperative building and land located and a sale ring was created to bring the auction barn together. The biggest part of in the town. the development was the back “My family had a dairy,” side of the barn and the masLane recalled. “Dad was Damascus, Ark. sive pen structure that had to down here helping sell supbe created from scratch. plies when the place went up “We had a dry December for sale. He called and said it to get the pad done. I had five was coming up for sale. I had welders going from February to it pictured in my mind just the end of March for 17 hours a the way it is now.”

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day, 6 days a week. We would’ve worked Sunday if I could have gotten them to,” Lane said of the project. The sparks were still flying the day OFN talked with Lane about his operation. “We’ve been putting in gates and making corrections as we go, like we want. Putting gates where we need them,” he said.

With 60 pens in the back, Lane expects big things for the barn, “We hope to run 800 to 1,000 head when things are running good.”

From the looks of the layout, the facility is prepared to do just that.

Pruitt hopes customer service is the big seller for cattlemen selling through his barn.

“We’ll get what your cattle are worth, or more,” he said. “We’re straight up honest and fair. We get cattle from a 150-mile radius, some from near the Mississippi River.”

Hauling cattle being sold or arranging for cattle to be delivered are all part of the business plan for Lane. Sometimes the plan includes Pruitt as a one-man show.

“We haul cattle Saturday and Sunday, then I sort them,” Lane said. “Then, when I have to, I get inside and auctioneer. I do it all. Even go in the back and weld when something breaks.”

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Accident fails to keep Kalyn McKibbin from following her dreams – or out of the saddle Kalyn McKibbin of Wyandotte, Okla., was only 11 years old when she had what she calls a “horse wreck.”

On that day, she was continuing to train a Quarter horse mare named Angel for ranch work. The horse had proven reliable, and she and the horse were comfortable with each other.

“The accident was all human error,” Kalyn said.

shook her foot free, but the medical consequences were catastrophic.

Her entire body was covered with bruises and abrasions, her brow bone was shattered, her cheek broken and her jaw fractured. After arriving at the hospital in Joplin, Mo., she was immediately transported by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo., where her parents were informed that she wouldn’t be able to walk or speak again because the injury

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On that faithful day, Kalyn had decided was so close to the brain that bone fragto ride with a bosal, a halter-type ranch ments were likely embedded inside.

That initial surgery was hours long, but bridle without a bit. The two went to check the cows during the March calv- showed no damage to Kalyn’s brain.

“I was in the hospital but I can’t even reing season.

Kalyn got off her horse to shut a gate in- member how long, partially because I was stead of doing it on horseback, as she usu- put into a medically-induced coma so my brain would not swell,” ally did, and as she was Kalyn recalled. getting back on, her Wyandotte, Okla.

When she came horse spooked. Her home, she still had foot became caught her right eye; but afin the stirrup and she ter six weeks of frewas dragged 100 yards until her quent checkups, the face hit an oak stump that was doctor informed the protruding from the ground about devastated family a foot. The force of that collision

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meet your neighbors that the eye was deteriorating rather than healing. It had to be removed immediately or it would start stealing nutrients from the other eye and render Kalyn totally blind.

A second surgery removed her damaged eye and it was replaced with a custom implant attached to muscle, a coral ball with a hand-painted, contact lens-like surface to match the lost eye. Soon after, she had one minor cosmetic surgery to fix her eyelid.

Another result of the accident was Kalyn going into anorexic shock and losing all appetite. She lost weight until she weighed a mere 55 pounds with a 5-foot, 5-inch frame. Only now, eight years later, is her appetite getting back to normal.

Fortunately, Kalyn lost no education because she was homeschooled and the accident happened in late March, close to the end of the school year.

The spunky cowgirl was also back on the same horse two weeks after she got out of the hospital.

Kalyn’s parents had insurance but medical bills totaled $750,000. Between church fundraisers, chili feeds, rodeos and love offerings, as well as rigorous negotiations with the insurance company, all the bills were paid.

“Without the generous help of the community and the ultimate cooperation with the insurance company, we would’ve lost the ranch,” Kalyn said.

Kalyn has turned this tragedy into a personal, passionate drive. While standing next to the horse that threw her, Kalyn said, “When you get that close to death, you refocus, notice little things, and have goals. Now I see God’s hand all over my life and I want to fulfill his purpose for me.”

As a junior at Oklahoma State in Stilwater, Okla., majoring in animal science

business and ag economics, Kalyn is creating and grabbing opportunities at every turn. She is one of only five on the Beef Ambassador Team for the entire country.

She was selected after a rigorous competition, including issue responses to a negative article, media interview questions about beef production and modern practices, and creating an educational outreach project speaking to a campus sorority about the nutritional value of beef.

Her duties include extensive travel targeting Millennials and their understanding of beef production, nutrition and preparation. Activities include cooking shows, expos and using promotional pamphlets.

Kalyn is also the Oklahoma Collegiate Cattlewoman’s president and the collegiate representative on the American National Cattlewoman’s Association Board of Directors. Future plans include pursuing a master’s degree with a career goal of bridging the gap between producers and consumers.

This summer she is interning with the Sam Roberts Noble Foundation Research Agricultural Division and will be working on sustainable and practical agricultural management practices. She also wants to be a commercial beef producer and has a clear expectation of her herd’s composition.

She wants black-hided heterogeneous cows with Sim-flex bulls and Herefords as clean ups. For now, she goes home as often as she can to work on her family’s ranch.

“The only advice I can give is to never, ever be, comfortable and let your guard down no matter how routine or familiar the task,” Kalyn said. “This is especially true with animals, and you have to plan on the unexpected happening not some time, but right now.”

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and organizations. In addition, the museum rents out its classic front rooms for events such as weddings and banquets. It is also seeking retailers for available commercial spaces on the lower street level. Finally, two annual fundraising events held by the museum are the Taste of Leflore and a Veterans Day pancake breakfast.

One of the consequences of the money issues is that the museum is open only from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, but tours can be book outside of normal business hours. Another consequence is having only two part-time employees, Director Lori Rutledge and handy man Richard Johnson. A government program called Experience Works pays the two part-time archivists.

The importance of the museum’s research cannot be overstated. While the area has long been known for its controversial runestones, the significance of a millstone inscribed with runes dating back to 900 to 1100 A.D. is a current project of intense research.

“The presence of the millstone reveals the presence of a European settlement in North America up to 600 years before Columbus,” archivist Robert Dutton said.

The finding demonstrates far more than a change in a view of local history. It indicates a change in the view of human history, a change in the development of cultures and migrations worldwide, a change in understanding of how much more technically sophisticated our distant ancestors were than was previously believed.

By Terry Ropp The staff has plans for the future of the museum, plans that are totally dependent upon board approval The historic Lowrey Hotel has housed a variety and available financing through grants, donations or of businesses since it was built in 1922 other means.

“We would love for this museum to become a field Poteau, Okla., in LeFlore County is home to with the Southeastern Oklahoma Historical Society in an intriguing and varied museum housed 2012. At that time, county artifacts, which had been trip destination for schoolchildren and to make availstored at the defunct Kerr Museum, were transported able short, fully developed lesson plans on a variety of in what was once a premier hotel.

The Lowrey Hotel, which was open for business from to the new location. The collection is huge ranging topics for teachers of varying grade levels in order to the early 1930s to the 1960s, contained a first-class din- from the Viking runestone and Caddo Indian peri- promote a better understanding of our local history,” Rutledge said. ing room, coffee shop and barber facilities as well as ods to railroad history, the Assistant archivist Kathseveral retail shops. It also featured public baths where 1960s and a memorial listleen Bishop added, “People people who were traveling and had a layover could ing local veterans People need to know where In order to maximize pubcome and take a quick bath before returning to their they come from and understand need to know where they come from and understand journey. The location was ideal because of the proxim- lic exposure to the varied the history of events and how the history of events and artifacts, the Arlene LeMasity of two railroads. people lived in order to how people lived in order The structure was built in 1922 by Wiley W. Low- ter Gallery changes exhibits to understand themselves.” rey as a 17,000 square-foot office building. The struc- every four months while understand themselves.

Future plans include buildture was concrete and steel and touted as “fireproof,” other exhibits are more ing improvements as well. something that fortunately has never been tested. The permanent though evolvroof was concrete in order to allow for an additional ing as archivists Robert Dutton and Kathleen Bishop One project currently underway is the original front desk two stories that were never built. In 1932 Lowrey pur- tackle the massive task of researching, organizing and with postal “pigeon holes.” This would help to restore the chased a failing tile company and used its tile as part of archiving the entire collection with new donated arti- atmosphere of the hotel to its original ambiance.

Easily accessible on a main downtown thoroughfare, a massive renovation, including electric lighting and facts continually arriving.

Like so many states, Oklahoma is struggling with bud- the Leflore County Museum at the Lowrey Hotel Muprivate baths to create the landmark hotel.

Eventually the hotel declined and was used as offices geting issues, which leads the museum scrambling to pay seum is well worth a day trip. The knowledgeable staff and even a dormitory before falling into the hands the bills. The Leflore County Museum is no exception is eager to share the mysteries and intricacies of the exof LeFlore County, which has leased the property to with local residents trying to fill the shortfall through citing local history – even the Bonnie and Clyde bank the LeFlore County Historical Society, which merged memberships and monetary donations from individuals robbery in 1934.

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Jo Fantinel now has her own farm after urban sprawl took over the family operation

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After the death of her father, Jo Fantinel and her mother operated their family farm on their own.

Today Jo has her own herd, land.

Imagine being 13-years-old and going into a feed store to order fertilizer and supplies helicopters flying over their land, frightbecause your father has just passed away.

“People didn’t like talking to a 13-year- ening the cattle. Jo’s mother was aging, old girl ordering fertilizers and supplies,” and the stress finally became unbearable.

Jo Fantinel said. “They thought I was Unhappily, they sold their land “because it was the only thing that made sense,” just some young kid.”

Jo, an only child, was born in Tonti- Jo explained.

Jo’s mother moved back to her origitown, Ark., when her mother was 41 nal family homestead while Jo and her father 68. Life withpurchased 338 acres for herout her father was challengHuntsville, Ark. self and the cattle far off the ing but mother and daughter beaten track in the Clifty area loved working the land that of Huntsville. Urban sprawl was originally owned by Jo’s was not going to get her again. grandfather.

Then the real estate boom — Continued on Page 17 hit Northwest Arkansas and

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Country Life: “Castle Rock Farm is one and a half acres supplemented by another half acre my son lets me use to avoid mowing. Though small, the acreage is highly productive. I have 24 laying hens, White Brahmas and Barb Rocks from China. I am now trying to cross the two breeds because the Barb Rocks have excellent egg production while the White Brahmas are more temperature adaptive. I also have Nubian dairy goats, two does and a buck, which is about as much as the land can support. I milk two times per day and in the beginning get two to three gallons each day. I sell both my eggs and milk only by word-of-mouth rather than at a farmers market and often can’t meet the demand. Because I am a firm believer in using everything, I raise a few rabbits, selling young ones around Easter, using the litter as fertilizer, and keeping them in raised cages so chickens can get at the food they spill. The farm also contains a large produce and herb garden.”

Together: “Farming and writing are a perfect match for me. Farming provides stability and balance in my life. It gives me a lift after a bummer of a convention and brings me back to earth after I get full of myself because I won an award. A goat relieving itself on your boot tends to do that. The gritty details of farm life ground my writing in reality and farming fulfills my need for independence.”

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Ash Flat El Reno Ft. Smith Green Forest Heber Springs Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs Springdale Tulsa West Plains

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(Week of 4/19/15 to 4/25/15)

279.71 265.75 262.79 Week of 3/29/15

* 269.38 267.65 281.82 * 252.04 ** 268.29 269.93 275.14

* 276.18 273.00 259.47 261.00 Week of 4/5/15

261.12 ** ** 265.99 259.09 261.00 273.64 266.20 262.73

255.00

267.85 ** 258.96 Week of 4/12/15

241.94 258.84 266.09 264.62 * 242.48

bulls

Arkansas Cattle Auction

126.00-145.00 †

Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Livestock County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

119.50-145.00 †

beef 116.00-169.00 † 1

120.00-147.00* 121.00-144.00 † None Reported † 120.00-160.00* 125.00-156.00* 135.00-163.00 † 126.00-138.00 †

Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mid-State Stockyards Mo-Ark - Exeter North Arkansas Livestock

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 157.00-163.00; wtd. avg. price 159.53.

Heifers: 156.50-161.00; wtd. avg. price 159.86.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 252.00-260.00; wtd. avg. price 254.41.

Heifers: 250.00-260.00; wtd. avg. price 254.22.

few Jerseys 1025.00-1150.00, Crossbreds 1225.00-1500.00, Common ind 800.00, few Jerseys 775.00-950.00, few crossbreds 875.00-925.00.

4/26/15 Springer Cows: Approved ind 1550.00, few Jerseys 1450.001510.00, Ind crossbred 1700.00, Medium few 1300.00-1350.00, few Jerseys 1125.00-1225.00.

Bred Cows: Approved ind 1550.00, few Jerseys 1320.001350.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein heifers 310.00-460.00, Holstein bulls 350.00-470.00, Jersey bulls 210.00-290.00, crossbred heifers few 200.00-400.00, crossbred bulls 390.00-470.00, beef cross heifers 390.00-620.00, beef cross bulls 400.00-620.00.

dairy cattle

122.00-154.00 † 111.00-151.00* 133.00-145.00*

slaughter

264.87

* 273.86 *

Week of 4/19/15

262.00 262.72

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

239.99 245.27 250.00 263.26 260.28 200

224 248 272 296 320 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Weather

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

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

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

254.22

4/9/15

stocker & feeder

262.50

261.74

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

cows

254.00

249.40

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Receipts: 598 Supply was moderate a standing room only of 42 percent slaugh Receipts: 493 and rams; 23 percen Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center 4/28/15 At this month’s special dairy sale at the Producers Auction billies. All prices per 127.00-147.50 † Yard, demand was good on a moderate supply. The supply Receipts: 603 126.00-155.50 † Sheep: OKC West - El Reno Livestock consisted of 14 percent Springer Heifers, 6 percent Bred The demand was very good.

The supply was moderate and Slaughter Lambs: Ch 119.00-138.50 † Ouachita Livestock Auction Heifers, 32 percent Open Heifers, 4 percent Fresh and included a herd dispersal.

There were 14 percent springer lbs 215.00-225.00; ha 126.00-165.50 † Ozarks Regional Stockyard heifers, 16 percent bred heifers, 20 percent open heifers, 20 Milking Cows, 1 percent Bred Cows and 13 percent baby fancy 50-60 lbs 265.0 Stilwell Livestock 120.00-155.00* calves. The balance was made up of weigh cows and beef percent fresh and milking cows, 04 percent bred and springer 200.00-210.00; 70-80 Tulsa Livestock Auction 120.00-156.00 † animals. All quotes are on a per head basis for Holsteins cows, and 08 percent baby calves. The balance was steers, 145.00-150.00. unless noted otherwise. bulls and slaughter cows.

Prices reported are on a per head Feeder/Stocker Lamb 70 90 110 130 150 170 190 Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Supreme basis and for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

230.00-250.00; 30-50 1850.00-2100.00, Crossbreds 1750.00-1875.00, Approved Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme Slaughter Ewes: Cul 1500.00-1850.00, Crossbreds 1500.00-1600.00, Medium 1725.00-2150.00, few Jerseys 1625.00-1650.00, crossbreds 70.00-85.00. Utility a 1200.00-1425.00, Crossbreds 1175.00-1400.00, Jerseys 1700.00-1800.00, Approved 1500.00-1700.00, Medium 105.00; 65-145 lbs 11 1225.00-1325.00, Common Crossbreds 900.00-1025.00.

1120.00-1450.00, few crossbreds 1400.00, Common 1010.00(Week of 4/19/15 to 4/25/15) Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Supreme 1775.00-1950.00, Cull and Utility 1-2 h 1100.00.

80.00-100.00.

Arkansas Cattle Auction Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1800.00-2025.00, Approved 1425.00-1725.00, Crossbreds 1450.00-1675.00, 86.00-123.00 † Slaughter Rams: few Medium 1200.00-1325.00, Crossbreds 1000.00-1375.00, † Ash Flat Livestock crossbreds 1700.00-1800.00, Approved 1550.00-1775.00, 80.00-119.50 8 Replacement Sheep: Jerseys 1125.00-1250.00, Common 930.00-1025.00. † crossbreds 1400.00-1575.00, Medium 1100.00-1500.00, 81.00-132.00 8 Benton County Sale 70-125 lbs hair ewes w Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Approved Crossbreds Common few 825.00-850.00, crossbreds 875.00-1175.00.

Cattlemen’s Livestock 90.00-129.00* family.

1380.00-1460.00, Medium Crossbreds 1050.00-1150.00. † Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme few 1675.00Cleburne County Livestock 93.00-122.00 Open heifers: Approved 200-300 Ind. 600.00, Ind. Crossbred Replacement Rams: 1710.00, Approved 1425.00-1535.00, Medium 1000.0094.00-122.00 † County Line Sale - Ratcliff 550.00, Ind. Jersey 525.00, 300-400 720.00-775.00, Crossbreds hair rams 130.00-145 1375.00, Common crossbreds 700.00975.00.

Decatur Livestock Auction 105.00-141.00* 1 610.00-635.00, Jerseys 775.00-825.00, 400-500 750.00-770.00, Goats: Open Heifers: Approved 240-272 lbs 620.00770.00, 363-400 105.00-228.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Crossbreds 790.00-860.00, Registered Jersey 1000.00, 500-600 Feeder Kids: Selectio lbs 810.00820.00, ind Jersey 790.00, crossbreds 730.00† Farmers Livestock 93.00-130.00 20-30 lbs 280.00-290 780.00, 405-500 lbs 680.00- 930.00, few Jerseys 900.00-960.00, 875.00-1050.00, Crossbreds 920.00-980.00, Ind. Brown Swiss Ft. Smith 60.00-121.50 † 25-35 lbs 155.00-180 880.00, 600-700 1100.00-1270.00, Crossbreds 1060.00crossbreds 710.00-890.00, 510-595 lbs 840.00-1190.00, I-40 Livestock 100.00-118.00 † Slaughter Kids: Sele crossbreds 870.00-980.00, 605-700 lbs 925.00-1230.00, lot of 6 1070.00, Ind. Brown Swiss 950.00, 700-800 1325.00-1400.00, 1-2 40-50 lbs 265.00Joplin Regional Stockyards 96.00-132.00 † Medium 200-300 Ind. 510.00, 300-400 585.00-630.00, Jerseys 685 lbs 1210.00, crossbreds 1010.00-1090.00, 758-795 Mid-State Stockyards 90.00-124.00* 400-500 625.00-650.00, 500-600 775.00-785.00, 600-700 Ind. Selection 2-3 40-45 l lbs 1000.00-1290.00,ind Jersey 1050.00, crossbreds 1050.00Mo-Ark - Exeter 100.00-133.50* 900.00, Crossbreds 700.00-900.00, Ind. Jersey 775.00, 700-800 176.00.

1200.00.

North Arkansas Livestock 80.00-127.00 † Does/Nannies: Selec 990.00-1125.00, Crossbreds 900.00-925.00.

Medium: 430-485 lbs ind 740.00, ind Jersey 860.00, few 100.00-129.00 † OKC West - El Reno 70-80 lbs 175.00-180 Fresh Milking Heifers and Cows: Approved 1500.00crossbreds 830.00-840.00, 700-775 lbs ind 875.00,ind Jersey 104.00-120.00 † Ouachita Livestock Auction Bucks: Selection 1-2 1875.00, Ind. Crossbred 1750.00, Medium 1125.00-1475.00, 975.00, ind crossbred 920.00.

86.00-135.00 † Ozarks Regional Stockyard Crossbreds 1375.00-1400.00, Jerseys 1000.00-1125.00.

Replacement Cows: Fresh and Milking Cows: Supreme Stilwell Livestock Auction 92.00-126.00* 1925.00-2200.00, Jerseys 1725.00-1900.00, crossbreds 1775.00Tulsa Livestock Auction 93.00-130.00 † 2025.00, Approved 1425.00-1875.00, Jerseys 1500.00-1675.00, 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 crossbreds 1525.00-1725.00, Medium 1050.00-1130.00, 127.00-143.50 †

249.50

*

Bred and Springer C Baby Calves: Holstei 370.00-440.00, Jersey 300.00, Small 105.00 Crossbred Bulls Large

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.

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy 4/21/15

Ash Flat Livestock

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

4/24/15

Benton Co. - Siloam Springs 4/23/15

805

965

1251

County Line Sale Ratcliff 4/22/15

Decatur Livestock*

4/22/15

Cleburne Co. - Heber Springs 4/20/15

1251

226

140

823

390

560

4-20 Lower

Steady

645

7

Uneven

Uneven

2-14 Lower

St-10 Lower

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Lower

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St-8

285.00-360.00 260.00-300.00 235.00-270.00 220.00-237.00 182.50

308.00-350.00 -----------------

323.00-394.00 293.00-338.00 243.00-299.00 238.00-246.00 217.00

280.00-360.00 270.00-310.00 240.00-269.00 205.00-235.00 200.00-215.00

300.00-345.00 260.00-315.00 -------------

315.00-345.00 270.00-320.00 260.000-270.00 ----212.50-225.00

310.00-325.00 285.00-315.00 240.00-265.00 220.00-240.00 205.00-220.00

316.00-355.00 283.00-316.00 240.00-283.00 218.00-240.00 -----

340.00-347.50 284.00-320.00 250.00-275.00 218.00-238.00 218.00-225.00

310.00-350.00 290.00-300.00 262.00-269.00 244.00-252.00 216.00-219.00

225.0 287.0 258.0 234.0 215.0

----250.00-287.50 227.50-255.00 199.00-228.00 -----

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255.00-318.00 230.00-272.00 220.00-237.00 190.00-213.00 180.00-196.00

270.00-281.00 235.00-270.00 220.00-240.00 210.00-226.00 193.00

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255.00-298.00 244.00-255.00 226.00-244.00 200.00-226.00 188.00-200.00

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312.00-327.50 265.00-274.00 224.00-240.00 222.00 -----

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238.49

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244.22 242.69 235.54

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225.00-390.00 287.00-319.00 258.00-268.00 234.00-246.00 215.00-222.00

300.00-346.00 275.00-330.00 240.00-290.00 217.50-255.00 201.00-218.00

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320.00-385.00 280.00-312.00 250.00-275.00 251.00-255.00 206.00-214.00

320.00-357.50 290.00-325.00 253.00-286.00 221.00-249.00 219.00-225.00

300.00-380.00 270.00-315.00 240.00-281.00 220.00-262.50 200.00-217.00

334.00-352.00 310.00-329.00 261.00-296.00 228.00-249.00 213.00-223.50

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260.00-338.00 251.00-319.00 244.00-274.00 214.00-234.00 169.00-207.00

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280.00-355.00 260.00-300.00 225.00-254.00 200.00-232.00 180.00-215.00

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Bred and Springer Cows: Scarce 225.00-1500.00, 50.00, few crossbreds Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers 310.00-370.00, Holstein Bulls 370.00-440.00, Jersey Heifers Scarce, Jersey Bulls Large 220.00300.00, Small 105.00-160.00, Crossbred Heifers 360.00-370.00, w Jerseys 1450.00National Dairy Market at a Glance 4/24/15 ew 1300.00-1350.00, Crossbred Bulls Large 250.00-325.00, Small 110.00-240.00.

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.6200 and 40# blocks at $1.6100. The weekly average for barrels is $1.6220 erseys 1320.00(+.0070) and blocks, $1.6025 (+.0285).

Fluid Milk: Milk production is trending higher in most regions 00, Holstein bulls of the nation, while leveling off in Arizona, California and crossbred heifers few Buffalo, Mo • Buffalo Livestock Market 4/28/15 Florida. Class I demand is steady to lower. Milk volumes going 00, beef cross heifers to manufacturers are steady to strong and, in some regions, Receipts: 598 0.00.

Supply was moderate and demand was good to very good with straining capacity production levels. The cream market is 4/9/15 a standing room only crowd on hand. The supply made up mostly steady to higher across the nation, but lighter in the Midwest where cooler weather has decreased demand for ice of 42 percent slaughter and feeder lambs; 21 percent ewes and rams; 23 percent kid goats; and 9 percent nannies and cream.

Producers Auction billies. All prices per hundred weight unless noted otherwise. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER upply. The supply POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Sheep: 6 percent Bred Midwest - $2.0900-2.2359.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled few 50-85 ent Fresh and lbs 215.00-225.00; hair 50-60 lbs 217.00-227.50, couple pkgs 13 percent baby fancy 50-60 lbs 265.00; 60-65 lbs 237.50-245.00; 65-70 lbs gh cows and beef 200.00-210.00; 70-80 lbs 212.15—222.50; 105-115 lbs sis for Holsteins 145.00-150.00.

0 Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 20-45 lbs onths: Supreme 230.00-250.00; 30-50 lbs 222.00-226.00.

Week Ended 4/28/15 5.00, Approved Slaughter Ewes: Cull and Utility 1-2 few wooled 80-223 lbs Soybeans Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum 0.00, Medium 70.00-85.00. Utility and Good 2-3 hair 80-116 lbs 102.5020 0.00, Jerseys 105.00; 65-145 lbs 110.00-125.00; 80-100 lbs 130.00-150.00.

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16 me 1775.00-1950.00, Cull and Utility 1-2 hair 115-155 lbs 70.00-98.00; 70-150 lbs 80.00-100.00.

450.00-1675.00, 12 10.03 10.08 10.03 9.68 Slaughter Rams: few 155-320 lbs 70.00-92.50.

0.00-1375.00, Replacement Sheep: Medium and Large 1-2 couple families 8.23 7.79 8 -1025.00.

4.82 4.82 4.76 4.76 4.79 4.47 70-125 lbs hair ewes with single babies 150.00-235.00 per proved Crossbreds 4 family.

0.00-1150.00.

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5.00-630.00, 85.00, 600-700 Ind. Selection 2-3 40-45 lbs 180.00-220.00; 45-55 lbs 150.00sey 775.00, 700-800 176.00.

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232.45 240.36 234.17 231.66 223.31 215.85 222.08 236.06 230.56

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meet your neighbors Farming From a Young Age Continued from Page 12 “I have been here nine years and the place still doesn’t feel like home but it’s getting easier,” Jo said.

Jo feels fortunate that the farm was in good condition when she bought it from the previous owners, who had just taken cattle off the land. The fencing and cross fencing were in good shape and the farm had seven barns.

“My job was, and is, upkeep,” Jo explained.

An additional reason for selecting this particular property was that the land had two springs she knew of, one of which was a wet weather spring. Nonetheless, she still had to haul in some water during the drought.

On the other hand, the proximity of the War Ealge River provides high humidity and dew even in droughts so she always has green grass.

One problem Jo did face was a 53-acre field infested with thistles.

“My mom used to dig them out or burn them, but my best solution was to broadcast spray to prevent the rest of my farm from becoming infested,” Jo said. Now she only has to spot spray for thistles and for poison hemlock, which seems an area-wide issue.

Jo is a full-time farmer. She has 45 mamas and their babies, in addition to two Charolais bulls. She has another Angus bull that is temporarily at her uncle’s place but will soon be back for breeding.

“I will put the boys out in June,” Jo explained. In regards to “her girls,” Jo considers her mother’s advice: if a cow still walks, she can have a baby.

“Nonetheless, I look at a cow’s bag and back, and if she seems distressed, I will cull her,” Jo said.

Jo walks among her cows daily. The constant attention keeps them both tame and in good health.

“I haven’t had pink eye in two or three years,” she said. Additionally, she has never had to pull any calves nor has she had any prolepses.

Jo works her cattle in the spring, tagging and vaccinating with the ball broad-spectrum vaccination. To keep costs down, she hays her land and usually does the raking while her uncle and cousin do the mowing and baling. Jo MAY 4, 2015

said, “I couldn’t farm without their help with the hard stuff.”

Jo supplements her income by leasing some of her land and by designing and selling her own line of jewelry.

As she looks toward the future, Jo is hoping to someday have a community support agriculture (CSA) farm with pigs, both dairy and meat goats, sheep, rabbits and a greenhouse for vegetables.

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Her father had kept many of these animals and she feels a call to replicate much of what he did since she couldn’t keep his land.

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Tom’s wife Deidra said Beefmaster cows birth long and lean calves easily that fill out quickly.

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“Beefmasters were out grazing when the other cows were in the shade and in ponds. They also foraged extremely well on all kinds of land,” Tom said. “They were also easy going cattle and very easy to handle. They will follow you around once you train them to eat a few cubes just like puppy dogs. The female side is excellent,” he added said.

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“I decided when I graduated from high school to go to college at (Northeastern State University) to become a teacher and I did. I told my dad that I would never be a crop farmer. I told him I am going to raise cattle. And that is what we have done,” Tom said.

Tom moved to Cherokee County, Okla., in 1963 and taught Scraper, Okla. for nearly 30 years.

He taught at several schools and retired as superintendent at Lowery, Okla.

Tom and his wife MAY 4, 2015

meet your neighbors Improve Hay & Pasture Yields Deidra met while both were attending NSU. Deidra taught school for 25 years, retired and then went back to school to become an intern teaching coordinator.

Tom and Deidra have two children and have six grandchildren.

Their daughter, Jennifer, has four children and lives just down the hill with her family. Their son, Wesley, lives in Siloam Springs, Ark., and has two daughters.

“He did well in school, went on to Oklahoma State University (OSU) to get a degree in animal science and then went right on into veterinary school,” Tom said proudly.

“OSU has a very good veterinary program,” added Wesley. Wesley and his wife Carlinda own Diamond Hollow Beefmasters.

“He has a lot of knowledge from OSU helping us make marketing decisions, genetic decisions and AI,” Deidra said.

Wesley and his partner, Tom Hancock, own Pro-Vet, Professional Veterinary Services of Siloam Springs, Ark., which has been open for almost a year. Pro-Vet is mostly a small animal practice with a little bovine and goat work.

“I do the book keeping for the vet business and am a full time mom,” Carlinda said. Carlinda grew up on dairy farm in Colcord, Okla., and has a degree in animal science with a minor in agricultural business from the University of Arkansas.

“Cows have always been my thing. I’ve gone to sales since I was 3 years old until now,” Wesley said. Deidra corrected Wesley saying he attended his first sale when he was only 6-months-old. The Hoods run 100 registered Beefmaster cows on Tom and Deidra’s 500 hundred acres with another 400 hundred leased acres.

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“I’ve got a hay meadow down in the bottom here at the Illinois River and lease one down the road,” Tom said.

The Hood’s calve both is the spring and fall, moving any bull calf to Wesley and Carlinda’s ranch. “We move them to Wesley’s house because he doesn’t have a bunch of cows around and it is close for people who are looking for bulls,” Tom said. They usually artificially inseminate their heifers every year and have three main herd bulls for clean up. Wesley provides veterinarian services.

“If you have enough cows, you can go out and buy a bull that is almost as good as an AI bull. But, an AI bull has advertising and promotions behind it so the calves bring more money,” Wesley said.

“We sell semen from one of our herd bulls.

Probably 60 percent of our bulls are sold through private treaty, 40 percent through sales. Most of our females are sold through private treaty. We have had lots of repeat buyers for our bulls,” Wesley said.

“We bought our first bulls in 1982. We have been members of Beefmasters Breeders United (BBU) since then,” he added.

Tom, Deidra and Wesley manage three consignment sales every year for BBU’s affiliates the Ozark and Heart of America Beefmasters Breeders and the Central States Beefmaster Breeders Association.

“They consign the cattle and we put it together, manage and sell it. We may have 40 consigners and over 60 buyers.

Wesley is on site during our sales so we don’t have to hire another veterinarian making it very convenient for our consignors if there is a problem,” Deidra said.

“Plus, all the consignors know him because he grew up with them pretty much,” Tom added.

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Dalton Melton Parents: Jon and Valerie Melton Hometown: Yellville, Ark. School: Yellville-Summit High School, Yellville, Ark. Age: 16 FFA Advisor: Rick Zeigler How are you involved in agriculture?

I help on my family’s farm. And then here at the school I help at the greenhouse.

I stay after school and help plant. I help in the school’s Ag shop as well. Out on the farm I help feed cows in the winter and in the summer, get ready for the next year with the farming and fencing, and give the animals all their meds and doctoring for the winter. I’m also the president of the Ag Club here.

Why do you like agriculture?

I believe agriculture is a thing that I liked when I was a kid, like working on the farm and helping my dad, and I just feel like I’m supposed to go on with our agricultural pursuit. It’s what we need in the world to raise for others and for our families, to raise crops.

What goals do you have, as it relates to agriculture?

Personal goals, even if I don’t go on to be something in agriculture, I’ll always have my farm for extra money. Hopefully I’ll always do something in agriculture.

I’ve thought about being in agricultural education.

Anything in agriculture, I would love to do. I haven’t got one specific thing in mind yet.

If you had to pick one person, who do you think has been the most influential in your life, up to this point?

I would have to say Erica Morris or Mr. Zeigler. Erica Morris is my 4-H leader and Mr. Zeigler is the Ag teacher here at Yellville.

Whether on the floor of the Missouri Senate, working for the USDA, or hosting the Farm & Ranch Report, Morris Westfall cares about the people of the Ozarks.

If you had the power to change anything about agriculture, how would you change it?

I would like to see more smalltime farmers, just mom-andpop farms, receive grants to help them stay alive and be able to run, instead of having a bunch of big corporations running it. I’d like for the kids to grow up on the farm, too.

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Symptoms that can mean something is amiss with you heart Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States.

According to the American Heart Association, 40 percent of the deaths in the nation can be contributed to a heart attack, which is more than all forms of cancer combined.

American Red Cross spokesman Stephen Hall said signs of a heart attack can be sudden or gradual, and it is important to “know your body” because even a slight change can mean trouble.

“Their body will often times tell them when something is wrong,” Hall said. “Rather than trying to ignore that, we want people to seek immediate intervention. Many times we hear stories of people who are hesitant to call 911 and that is troubling to us because your health can deteriorate quickly and by not calling 911, it can lead to death or long-term disability.”

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

“It differs for every person as far as the signs and symptoms, especially for women,” Hall said.

“We hear stories about jaw pain, chronic fatigue and things like that, as well as shortness of breath, pains in the chest or pain radiating down the arms, the left side in particular. These are things that should not be ignored. We want people to call

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

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

Hall explained that while there are genetic factors associated with heart disease, the majority of heart disease can be prevented.

“It’s the decisions that we make in our young adulthood, in our 20s, 30s and 40s, that impact us as we get on in life,” he said. “At any age, any positive, healthy changes can make a big impact on our heart health.”

Simple lifestyle changes, Hall continued, such as getting more exercise or eating right can add years to a person’s life.

“Every hour of vigorous exercise, we have an opportunity to add two hours to our life,” he said. “That’s a two-forone investment in living that can begin with something as simple as walking. As that begins to be a lifestyle choice, we can begin to make other healthy choices with our diet and nutrition. We know that most Americans don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables, so we want that to be a focus of healthy eating habits.”

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

As we look forward to summer fun, we must also be mindful of summer sun.

The sun’s rays (UVA and UVB) cause damage to the skin over time which can cause early wrinkles and skin cancer.

Around one in five people will develop a skin cancer in their lifetime.

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

First, it is important to limit the amount of time you spend in the sun. The sun’s rays are the strongest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Avoiding direct sun exposure during these times will reduce your risk of skin cancer.

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

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, when choosing a sun block, you should look for three key things on the label. It should have a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30. It should be

water resistant. And, it should say broad spectrum, which means it blocks both UVA and UVB rays. Sun block should be applied before sun exposure, and it should be reapplied after two to three hours of sun exposure or after sweating or swimming.

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

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

Your family doctor or a dermatologist can perform a skin check to make sure that you don’t have any pre-cancerous or cancerous spots on your skin.

The good news is that most skin cancer is treatable and does not spread if it is caught early.

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When Seconds Count

By Julie Turner-Crawford

First aid kits, cool heads can help save lives during medical emergencies Cuts, scratches or other injuries are not unusual on the farm, but there are times when an adhesive bandage isn’t enough.

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

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

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

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

That way they are clear on what to do.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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