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Jerry Crownover – The right cowboys for the job

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4 Lynzee Glass – Growing up in drywall MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 Kenneth Parsons uses his farm as a teaching tool for others

A look at how farming has changed on Forbes Farm

Eye on Agribusiness features Lone Oak Buildings

Gary Bush focuses on pasture management and problem prevention

Kyle Vickers continues to advocate for agriculture

Blackgate Farms strives to produce a healthy, tender and flavorful product

Milkey Mile Dairy Farm keeps an eye on quality while keeping inputs low Town and Country features Carl Wagner

Alan and Shirley Garmer offer advice for turning a profit on the farm

Youth in Agriculture spotlights Andi Montgomery

23 Missouri State FFA Convention Results FARM HELP 26 A look at the new changes under the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program

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y now, most everyone has read or heard about the Nevada revonwrancher orC yrrand eJ yB his clash with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) which resulted Jerry Crownover farms in an armed standoff and the atin Lawrence County. He tempt to confiscate the rancher’s cattle. This is a former professor of incident has been the main topic of conversaAgriculture Education at tion in every feed store and rural coffee shop in Missouri State University, the country for the past two weeks. While most and is an author and of my neighbors seem to side with the rancher, professional speaker. there is another significant number who think To contact Jerry, go to he may not be completely in the right. ozarksfn.com and click Over the past few days, I’ve read dozens of on ‘Contact Us.’ news reports, opinion articles and Internet blogs concerning the conflict and I’ll be danged if I can figure out who is right or wrong. But, while the neighbors argue over that 2035580 midwest Perma-Columns 1x1 matter, it was one line at the end of one of the news reports that had me scratching my head. The BLM hired a contractor to round up the approximately 500 cows and their calves, plus a few bulls, for the tidy sum of $966,000. I may have been born in the dark – but it wasn’t yesterday, and I can assure you that I know some really good cowboys who would have gathered the cattle for less than half that price. Danny, Joe, Ron and Brandon show up at my place, like clockwork, every spring. It usually takes about two days for them to gather every head I own, from atop a horse, and run them through the chute. We castrate the bull calves and then pour, vaccinate, tag and brand everything during that two day period. Granted, I don’t quite 8x12 have 500 cows, but their price tag is quite a bit south of $966,000, too. They don’t $ 1, 2 5 0 have access to the helicopters and all-terrain vehicles that the BLM sub-contractors did, but I’ll bet they could have been just as efficient in their retrieval of the rangy — Continued on Page 5

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hope you enjoy our annual building and construction issue. This issue features tips for hiring contractors, a look at selecting and designing hoop barns and ways to obLynzee Glass graduated tain funding for storage facility projects on from Missouri State your farm through the Farm Service Agency and University with a much more. degree in Agricultural When I think of building and construction I Communications in 2008. can’t help but picture my parents. My dad has She grew up on a family been involved in the construction industry for farm in Dallas County, Mo. 40 years. However, in the last 15 years or so, To contact Lynzee call mom left her job in town to join my dad on the 1-866-532-1960 or email jobsite. Together they were able to raise a family editor@ozarksfn.com. and maintain a small farm from the earnings of their drywall business. Many of my early childhood memories were made on jobsites with dad. He would cart my sisters and I with him and instruct us to keep ourselves entertained and let him work. I can remember spending many hours playing with scrap pieces of sheetrock and leftover drywall mud, usually just writing our names or pretending to — Continued on Next Page

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just a thought Keepin’ it Country Continued from Previous Page texture. By the end of the day we would have drywall mud clear up to our elbows and splattered all over our clothes. As I got older, going with mom and dad to jobsites became less enjoyable. As you can probably imagine, they would put us girls to work spotting nails, scrapping popcorn ceilings or, the worst, peeling old wallpaper. But I can’t complain because we usually got paid to help out. I always had a fascination with walking on stilts. I remember practicing on carpet before mom would ever let me attempt to walk on stilts on the job. The straps didn’t quite fit my feet but I was determined to make it work because I wanted to be just like dad. But when it came to stilts my dad had everyone beat. To me it seemed as though dad’s legs and the stilts were one in the same – he made it look so effortless. Rest assured, as dad approaches retirement age he seems to pass on the stilts and resorts to using a ladder. He also doesn’t hang much anymore, joking that he’ll “leave that up to the young bucks.”

However, no time on the jobsite tops the time when I was 8 years old. I woke up early that morning sick with stomach pains and couldn’t go to school. Mom still worked in town so my only option was to go along with dad while he built cabinets. I had no signs of improvement as I lay on the couch all day. Dad would come in occasionally and check on me but as the day progressed the stomach pains got worse. Eventually dad threw in the towel and called mom. They decided it was time to take me to the doctor’s office. My prognoses – appendicitis. That’s one day on the job with dad I’ll never forget. It may not have always been a glamorous life but it has treated my parents well. I can’t speak for them, but hey, I got some great memories out of it and even learned a thing or two about finishing.

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Many farmers with all size operations, from small to large, have appreciated the grazing school program conducted by National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) throughout various Ozarks communities but perPhoto by Laura L. Valenti haps none more than Kenneth Parsons Since completing the Management-Intensive Grazing school, Kenneth of Webster County. After attending his Parsons installed 3,500 feet of water pipe and 3,500 feet of electric first grazing school nearly 10 years ago, fencing to customize his grazing system. he and his wife, Mary Ann have offered their 150-acre farm as a demonstra- little, doing it all myself. Three of my cially the flies. Our animals are all grass tion and classroom site for several graz- ponds are in fields with no electric but fed plus minerals and a little hay. We use ing schools. Located half way between it doesn’t matter. Once those cows get cubes when it gets bad, like too dry. RoMarshfield and Northview, Mo., the used to that electric fencing, I can just tational grazing really helps with the hay Parsons have welcomed farmers from all use a heavy string across those other usage as well.” While Kenneth Parsons finds that roover the Ozarks to come, share and learn fields and they never bother it.” Kenneth continued enthusiastically. tational grazing has tremendous advanhow to grow better grass and most of all, “We have a total of 16 paddocks and I tages, he really could not think of any make better use of the grass they have. “One year it rained on us and we just try to move my cows, every three to four disadvantages. “The cows get used to it all trooped into the barn to continue the days, depending on grass growth. They quickly and move easily from paddock class,” Kenneth explained. “During the like for you to have 3 inches of grass but to paddock. I just use my little Mule 2005 class, I had a concrete well house during drought, that’s not always so easy. (utility terrain vehicle) to move them. to be installed and I told the guy, I want I usually keep around 30 head, although The rotational grazing is one of the best it delivered here and installed at exactly right now I’ve got 23 cows, 17 calves things that has ever happened to small 1:30 that day. If you’re late, I don’t want and four left from last year. Almost all farmers like me.” Kenneth has also appreciated in proit at all, and by golly, they got it here. are Limousin although I have a couple And the whole class got to see exactly Black Angus, three Red Angus and a grams like the Conservation Practice 22 Red Angus bull who I swear, thinks he’s (Riparian Corridor Buffers), which keeps how it was done. cattle out of streams and encourages “We’ve plugged three old wells on our a dog,” he added with a laugh. “We have a combination of grasses, planting of trees along natural waterways. property here over the years for safety reasons of course, but you do it according some fescue, orchardgrass, clover, blue- This helps to stabilize banks and improve to their specifications and the agencies stem, lespedeza and Timothy. I usually shading of streams and thus improves try to reseed with clover in a differ- water quality. “We planted 1,000 trees, involved will help pay for ent field each year. Of course, we red bud, dogwood and oaks, 12 feet apart that. Meanwhile, we have soil test and fertilize each year along 1.6 acres of stream bank. I’ve also eight ponds on our place although I’ve been a little hesi- used the Conservation Stewardship Proand we have one fenced off tant to apply the fertilizer right gram, in which you recycle your oil, monto the cattle completely, as it now, waiting on rain. itor and take good care of your pastures. It is a spring fed pond. I’ve put Marshfield, Mo. “I think the rotational all adds up so I would highly recommend in 3,500 feet of water pipe and grazing really helps with it all,” he concluded. 3,500 feet of electric fencing the parasite control, espeover the years now, little by MAY 5, 2014

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Generations of the Forbes family have outlasted many changes and challenges on their farm since the 1800s

In the southwest corner of Texas County, near Mountain Grove, Mo., you will find Forbes Farms on the headwaters of Beaver Creek. Clyde Forbes is raising cattle on the gently rolling land homesteaded by his great grandfather. The Forbes family has seen a multitude of changes over the years as the homestead has passed down through many generations. Elliott Denny, (Clyde’s great grandfather), and his wife, Nancy, homesteaded 80 Ted and Clyde Forbes acres in 1853. Elliott paid $1.25 per acre continue to raise and contracted to build a house and farm cattle on the family there. The original home still stands and farm homesteaded is used for a family reunion on July 4th of 161 years ago. every year. In 1853 the city of Mountain Grove did not exist. The nearest settlement was Fyan, the railroad depot on the West side of the railroad tracks four miles away. In 1841 a settlement was built east of Mountain Grove near a spring in a grove of Hickory timber. A post office was established in Hickory Spring in 1853. In 1859, a grocery store was built about a mile west of Hickory Spring. This became known as the “mountain store,” mountain grove, or just the “mountain” because the elevation is 1,525 ft. In June 1883, Fyan, and the “mountain” became adjoined and the depot was re-named Mountain Grove. The town applied for a charter in 1886 and held its first election. During this time the Denny’s were clearing land, farming and building a house. When the Civil War broke out there were not enough settlers in the area

to defend themselves against “bushwhackers,” so most people left their farms and moved to Seymour, Mo., in Webster County for the duration. Before they left Mr. Denny harvested his wheat and poured it into the walls of their house hoping it would be safe from marauders and they could recover it when they returned. It didn’t turn out that way. The mice ate it while they were gone. Times were hard in those days when there was no electricity, no indoor plumbing, and wood was used for heat and cooking. The farmers grew what they ate, Photos by Lois Krizan Waters and canned, smoked, preserved and stored the rest for year-round food. They also grew or barDenny family portrait tered for what their livestock required whether taken in the late it was cattle, hogs, goats, chickens, horses or 1800s in front of the sheep. Nothing was wasted – pork fat became farm house built by lard, wheat became flour, corn fed the animals as Elliott Denny. well as the settlers, and cane became molasses. There were few doctors around then, so sicknesses required home remedies. Lard and turpentine were used for medical supplies and even fried onions were used to relieve congestion in the chest. Whiskey was good to make you “sweat’ out a fever or break out with the measles. During the pre-depression years, William “Burley” and Gladys Forbes had 10 children – five girls and five boys. These Scotch Irish offspring wanted to see the world and were willing to work and fight for their country. Out of the five boys, four served in the Armed Forces before going into their field of employment and the fifth owned a farm in Iowa. The five girls had various

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ozarks roots Herefords in the 1940s but Clyde raises a commercial herd of Black Angus. He said, “I like Black Angus because they bring a better price at the sale barn and they don’t get pink eye and flies don’t seem to bother them so bad.” They run on mostly fescue and orchardgrass and winter hay is cut from his farm. When asked about spring or fall calving Clyde said, “I leave

Ted and Clyde Forbes jobs. Zetta Mae was a rosy riveter. JoAnn worked for the U.S. Forestry Department in Florida. Dixie worked for Motorola in Phoenix, Ariz., and two worked for the U.S. Government – Jean worked for the Treasury Department and Mary with the Department of Defense. The homestead was like a magnet. Eventually, most of the siblings returned, bought property in the area and retired here. They came back to their roots. Just as the girls were successfully employed in various areas of our country, those boys were successful as well. Ted was in Okinawa when the Japanese surrendered in 1945 and later returned to Iowa to farm. Francis was ASCS officer during the 1950s. John and Bob owned farms in Iowa and Clyde worked for Chrysler Corp. in St. Louis, Mo. The Denny family owned the first John Deere Dealership in Mountain Grove during the 1930s. Burly Forbes bought Hereford heifers for $0.17 a pound and sold fat hogs for $10 each in the late 1940s. It was not until 1961 that the Forbes drilled a well and had running water in the house, not hot water, just water that came out of a faucet. Burley was like a lot of old timers of that era – he had no use for modern conveniences. After many conversations with his children, a room was added onto the house and Gladys had indoor plumbing. They acquired a combination wood and gas cook stove. The first car they owned was a Model T that their uncle drove here from Colorado that ran on kerosene. Clyde Forbes lives within 100 yards of the original homestead of the 1800s. The Forbes family started out with horned MAY 5, 2014

the bull with the herd and we have calves all year.” He further stated, “The calves go to market straight off the cows so they don’t lose weight weaning.” It is not very often that you find a farmer farming and living right along beside the very house that his great, grandparents built. When you look across Forbes Farm you see a home that is well kept,

climate controlled with central heat and air, T.V. and telephone reception that comes through the air, and equipped with the technology of today. Then, when you see black cattle grazing beside Indian Mounds along Beaver Creek you can’t help but remember the days of yesteryear and wonder what Elliott and Nancy Denny would think of their place now.

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From the Capital Back to the Farm By Laura L. Valenti

Former Missouri Department of Agriculture deputy director Kyle Vickers continues to play a role in Missouri agriculture Kyle Vickers lives in Cedar County but his family farm is in nearby Vernon County, and much of it has been in his family for nearly a century. “My grandfather bought 98 acres in the 1920s which is the core of the operation. There is 260 acres that are familyowned,” Kyle explained while looking over some of his mixed breed cattle, in this part of western Missouri that unlike much of the hill country of the Ozarks, is In addition to raising crops and cattle Kyle Vickers made up of flat rich farmhosts a monthly television land reminiscent of Kanprogram called Show-Me sas and Nebraska. “We’ve Ag, addressing issues facing added 550 acres over the agribusinesses in Missouri. years and we rent some from neighbors as well. It’s Photo by Laura L. Valenti all contiguous but my challenge these days is trying to get it all, re-built – the fences, the out buildings – after being away for so many years.” As the former deputy director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Kyle and his wife, Debra, a home economics teacher and his family left the farm, “when my oldest son was starting kindergarten and we came back when the youngest was doing the same and the oldest was starting high school.” Today, two of Kyle’s three sons, Nathan and Andy are grown, working in promising careers and Ben, a talented musician, is in his next to last year of high school. “My time with the government in Jefferson City, Mo., was a great experience. We had two big floods in the 1990s so we worked on flood relief, a lot of legislation that led to a new generation of cooperatives in terms of regulatory issues. I worked two more years with the Missouri Farmers Union in cooperative development and two with the Kellogg Foundation which works primarily in sustainable agriculture. It all helped in the transition back to the farm here in El Dorado Springs, Mo. “My ultimate goal here,” Kyle continued, “is to transiEl Dorado Springs, Mo. tion to a herd of Angus-Hereford cross, using Hereford

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meet your neighbors From the Capitol Back to the Farm Continued from Previous Page bulls. I think that ends up weaning a bigger calf than with a strictly certified Angus program. I’d like to move into more artificial insemination. Of course, the challenge of it all is the time. It’s takes a perfect schedule for that, but my goal is also to upgrade the breeding stock. “We need to do a better job of pasture management and better cattle genetics and working those two, will expand the herd. I’m working to put more of the cropland into a better rotational grazing program while still maintaining my soybean crop. I’ve also experimented with forage crops like rye grass, turnips and radishes.” In addition to his farming activities, Kyle hosts a once a month television program, “Show-Me Ag” on Warrensburg’s PBS television station, KOMS. “Our latest program was with Missouri Attorney General Kris Koster and his legal fight with new California legislation

that regulates egg production. He sees this as a constitutional restraint of trade issue so it is all pretty interesting.” Kyle also shared that it was his great grandfather who originally came to this part of the state from the Benton County area after his parents and other relatives were reportedly killed by bushwhackers at their farm, along the Osage River, shortly after the Civil War. “I don’t know if it’s true or not. We raised our boys, several generations later in FFA and 4-H, showing cattle and all. They are all into different careers but I think they all have a definite affinity for the farm, even if they don’t end up living on the farm, full-time. “My ultimate goal is to get things in such a state that any of them could come in and do just that, take over, move back to the farm and make a living at it,” he concluded.

The Way Nature Intended Continued from Page 13 poultry learned to adapt by simply roosting for the night in taller trees where most predators cannot reach them. As far as preventing health problems, Gary uses practices like adding apple cider vinegar to his poultry waterers and closely monitoring his herd on a daily basis to keep his stock healthy.

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Jeff Buckner and the family and staff of Milkey Mile keep accurate records on each cow in order to produce the highest quality milk possible Approaching the 420 acres known as The Milkey Mile, west of Highway 39 between Stockton and Greenfield, Mo., it doesn’t immediately look like a dairy. Several outbuildings, grain bins and a building that could be the milking parlor; but none of the typical black-and-whites were seen right away. “We milked 201 this morning,” noted Jeff Buckner, “They’re cross; Jersey, Shorthorn, Holstein...”

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Jeff manages The Milkey Mile along with his parents, Kenneth and Barbara do it again but it’s easier now than when I Buckner and hired-hand Aaron Jones was growing up, using pails. Here we fill plus Linda Johnson who feeds the new- the barn and milk them from behind.” There are 80 plus paddocks; most born calves. Jeff’s wife Amy is a Special Ed teacher in El Dorado, Mo., but fills in around 10 acres each, with fresh water from one of four wells. A single highwhenever, wherever she can. tensile hotwire keeps the cows in They’ve been at this locabetween milkings, as they graze tion for 14 years. “I started on alfalfa, beans, fescue and three years prior to that in wheat. “We try different stuff Fair Grove, Mo. John Huff all the time,” Jeff added. gave me a fantastic opportunity Stockton, Mo. to put some cows in with him. He gave me the opportunity to get my feet wet and get started.” — Continued on Page 20

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Carl Wagner In Town: “I have worked for Visiontech, a sister company of Missouri Neon in Springfield, Mo., for 16 years. We manufacture digital LED message boards of all shapes and sizes. These get installed all over the country. “We assemble the displays on the shop floor – I also run the shop floor as the manager – a lead-man style position. I go out and assist with service if there’s a major problem.” What is the most interesting thing about your job? “Sometimes just the size of the displays. Some are 25-30 feet long and 15 feet tall. We have one at Downstream Casino that is big enough to use like a billboard; you see it headed eastbound on I-44. The resolution is so tight, they look like TVs when you get away from them.” In the Country: “I show cutting horses. I’ve been around horses since I was a kid. I was never satisfied with an everyday trail-riding horse. One day I visited a man who showed cutting horses. I watched him cut a blind cow and it sparked an interest. From then on I knew cutting horses was something I wanted to do. “Later I hooked up with a trainer from the Joplin area, Johnie Clem. He allowed me to trade out odd jobs at his barn for lessons. He showed a horse called Melody Boon once and called me to say, ‘You need to buy this horse.’ A year-and-a-half later I bought her. “In 2012 I won the State of Missouri amateur with Melody.” Describe the “showing” of a cutting horse: “You ride to the herd and choose a cow. Once you separate it from the herd, you put your hand on your horse’s neck – putting a loop in her reins so the horse is turning on her own. Your horse’s job is to keep that cow from going back to the herd. Once it gives up, you get another cow – as many as you can in two-and-a-half to three minutes.” How much time do you spend in cutting? “I try to ride once or twice a week at home to keep Melody in shape. Once a week I work her on a flag. I’ll do one or two shows per month during the season. A whole lot of training goes into a short amount of time showing.”

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Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig

ge 1-2 hair 86-118 lbs 65.00150.00 per pair. ses: 0 lbs 222.50-250.00; 60-70 lbs bs 210.00-215.00. Selection 48.00. Selection 2 40-50 lbs

on 2 70-150 lbs 70.00-89.00. 35 lbs 70.00-88.00; Pygmy cwt. Selection 1 95-110 107.50y 111-120 lbs 75.00-105.00 cwt. 00-205.00. Selection 2-3

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Receipts: 7,608 Compared to last week, weaner pig sales mostly steady. No feeder pigs sales recently for a comparison. Supply moderate to heavy and demand moderate to good. (Prices Per Head.)

: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 0; 40-50 lbs 155.00-176.00; 0. y and Good 1-3 wooled 131hin 100-135 lbs 70.00-87.00; 2.50.

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, no sales reported. Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 100% negotiated, 2,408 head, 10 lbs., 62.00-90.00, weighted average 71.39. Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, FOB 0% negotiated, no sales reported. Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, delivered 100% negotiated, 5,200 head, 40 lbs., 135.00-138.00, weighted average 136.15. *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of .501.00 per pound.

Lebanon Livestock Auction* 4/24/14

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 4/23/14

Vienna South Central† 4/23/14

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 4/22/14

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234.00-248.00 216.00-235.00 200.00-218.50 190.50-206.50 176.50

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232.50-252.50 217.00-247.50 192.50-230.00 187.50-212.50 181.00-184.00

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165.00-171.00 150.00-162.00 145.00-158.00 145.00-148.00 140.00

160.00-166.00 156.00-168.00 145.00-163.00 144.00-150.00 134.00-145.00

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206.50-226.25 206.50-223.25 172.50-207.00 167.50-183.00 172.50-173.00

210.00-225.00 197.00-215.00 180.00-203.00 160.00-184.00 161.00

214.00-233.00 197.00-217.00 184.00-211.00 176.00-184.00 -----

211.00-236.00 194.00-213.00 185.00-198.00 177.00-185.00 154.75

215.00-232.50 200.00-227.50 192.50-202.00 187.50-191.00 162.00-172.00

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212.33

183.00

208.26

187.00

209.42

178.50

210.11 212.10 212.31

189.42 197.62 188.72

211.89

190.32

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188.89

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189.27

218.43

180.31

220.40 211.29

184.73

214.48 212.50

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215.48

198.26

216.17

196.98

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210.25

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Soft Wheat

186.33

212.45

208.50

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4/25/14

Farmers made good progress planting crops in the past week. After a slow start corn planting has progressed to nearly equal to the 5 year average. As typical for this time of year the hay business is slow. Carryover of last year’s hay is much lighter than anyone would have predicted going in to last winter. Although winter moisture was not abundant by any means cold weather resulted in a lot of hay being fed. Attention is now focused on this year’s crop and many are gearing up for the first cutting of the season which is just a few weeks out in some areas of the state. Equipment is being readied and so far weather is potentially going to allow for some good quality hay as growth rates seem to be at about the right balance to provide both good yield and quality. Hay demand is light, supply is moderate, and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ or for current listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs). Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 150.00-190.00. Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00. Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00. Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-95.00. Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 40.00-65.00. Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 20.00-35.00 per large round bale. Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-70.00. Wheat straw: 3.00-5.00 per small square bale.

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Week of 3/30/14

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

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215.89

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238.50-253.00 227.00-252.50 213.00-240.00 189.50-213.00 173.50-176.00

hay & grain markets

$128.75

Week of 4/6/14

hog markets

ice and Prime 2-3 hair 60-70 80 lbs 168.00-172.50; 80-90

Estimated Receipts: 405 Supply and demand are light to moderate. Compared to Monday’s close: barrows and gilts are steady. Base carcass meat price 105.00-107.00 Sows: (cash prices) steady. 300-500 lbs. 80.00-89.00, over 500 lbs. 88.00-93.00.

Week of 4/13/14

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4/25/14

CHEESE: 40# blocks closed at $2.2100. The weekly average for blocks was $2.2205 (-.0008). Fluid Milk: Milk production is steady in the Southwest and Florida, but increasing in most of the other regions. Some milk processing plants in the East and Midwest regions experienced a surplus of milk supplies from weaker bottling demand and higher farm milk production levels. Class I demand in the Western states is mostly higher as bottlers restock retail shelves after the holidays. Condensed skim production rates increased most notably in the East and Midwest, while demand is falling off in those respective regions. However, interest for condensed skim in California is steadily increasing. Class II demand is mostly steady to slightly higher.

4/29/14

192.24

205.97

182.75

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National Dairy Market

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs

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$157.50

70.00-165.00 per pair. Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 20-40 lbs 200.00-245.00. Selection 3 20-30 lbs 105.00-130.00; 30-50 lbs 130.00-187.50.

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550-600 lb. steers

$186.25

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00, Medium 1000.00-1225.00, 5.00. heifers Few 210.00- 300.00, lstein bulls 200.00- 300.00, rsey heifers Pair 85.00, Jersey all 80.00-90.00; Crossbred mall 95.00-185.00, Crossbred mall 80.00-165.00; Beef cross Beef cross bulls 310.00-510.00.

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

209.95 219.99 209.20

194.59 177.99 188.27

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186.32 213.39

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Continued from Page 16 Quality pays the bills Livestock producers know that hybrid vigor makes for a better animal. That same principal works for milk as well. “It doesn’t matter how much you’re producing if your milk has low components,” said Jeff, who sells to Central Equity Milk Coop and is paid for fat, protein and other components. This higher fat-and-protein-milk might end up in condensed or evaporated milk. “If you sell a smaller amount of milk with higher components you are going to be paid more money,” added Jeff. A look at one of his spreadsheets provided some examples. “This tells me a lot of information – how much milk, her fat test, her protein. This…”, pointing at a far right-hand-column, “is how much she made over feed each day. This cow gave more milk but made less money. This cow (a few lines above) has a better fat test, a better protein test – three pounds less milk, but she made more money.” Culling and reducing debt Jeff has a low cull rate but he will cut them loose. “I try to at least make $2 (per/day per/cow) if I’m going to run them through the barn. “My goal is to lay back and not push so hard which gives us the opportunity to sell 50 heifers a year to drop debt.” His cows last longer so he is able to sell off more heifers rather than use them as replacements. “We get caught up in trying to push and push for production and we burn

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the cows up quicker. We have to replace them. We lose the longevity of what we’ve got,” Jeff said. Passing the torch “In 20 years I won’t be milking cows.” Jeff has talked about how he started under the guidance and help of a friend and mentor. “I’d like to see these boys take over. I’d like to see that I’ve been able to take somebody with nothing and help them build something.” Aaron has been working with Jeff for only six months but already has a good start. Aaron said, “I have 10 right now in the herd. It might take 8 to 10 years but by then I’ll have enough experience to run my own place. We are getting me ready to run my own place. If I can run this farm, I can run mine.” Jeff chimed in, “If you go to college, you pay to learn. But if you come here and get 10 cows, you get paid to learn. Aaron has his money invested in income-producing assets, not metal. He can run off my investment in metal and grow much quicker.” Jeff emphasized how much help he gets from the entire team: his parents, farmhands and others. “My uncle Kenny, told me that ‘you are just like a wheel – what you wrap around you determines whether you roll or go flat’.” And finally, “If we don’t get young people into this business…” Jeff stops to rephrase, “Without other dairies around me… it doesn’t do me any good if I’m the only dairy in this area. With 200 cows I can’t fill a truck. I need other people around me. Without them I’m not going to be successful.” MAY 5, 2014

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Passing on the Knowledge By Lynzee Glass

Retired cattleman Alan Garmer shares years of experience Ozarks Farm & Neighbor approached Alan Garmer, of Mt. Vernon, Mo., several years ago wanting to feature him in the paper. Alan graciously declined the interview because he didn’t want people to think he was attempting to drum up business for his Charolais herd. Alan and his wife, Shirley, have since retired from the farm and moved to an assisted living facility in Springfield, Mo. With meticulous care and precise planning Alan and Shirley were able to generate their sole income from 220 acres and 60 cows. Alan offers tips on how to become a successful farmer with the resources available. “We had to make things work on the farm. There was no job off the farm. Our farm was a two-person operation. My wife helped with everything including AI and vet work,” explained Alan. Building Productive Pastures “We believe in taking care of pastures,” Alan stated. “Pasture is a crop and you must take care of that crop. It is important to use good improved grasses. If you take care of your pastures they’ll take care of you.” Alan recommended clipping pastures with a mower rather than a brush hog. “You’ll get 10 to 15 percent more out of your pastures by mowing,” Alan continued. “Mowing reduces stress on the plant.” Alan and Shirley utilized rotational grazing on their farm. As soon as cattle were rotated to the next paddock, Alan would mow the grazed paddock to even out growth. Alan mentioned it is important to keep clover in the pasture. He advised when using fescue you need three parts calcium to one part phosphorus. “A lot of people get into trouble with fescue. If they get in real trouble they can mix 1/3 dry molasses, 1/3 calcium and 1/3 finely ground corn. That will help them out of the problem better than a vet,” Alan suggested. MAY 5, 2014

When it comes to feeding hay Alan recommends feeding small square bales instead of large round bales. He said, “It’s more labor intensive but you can place them exactly where you need to which will keep your pastures in better shape.” Alan added, “A lot of people don’t put enough time in to caring for pastures. If you’re not careful you can easily over-

program you are buying from. Research and buy only from the top end to improve your herd. If the breeder doesn’t have a breeding plan than that’s not the place to buy your breeding stock.” Alan also suggested going back three to four generations to study bloodlines to ensure there isn’t bad blood in the family. “It’s like buying a drill. You don’t buy

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graze. Invest in high quality cattle because they’ll be more feed efficient.”

a drill for its looks you buy it for the hole it makes. You should be buying genetics not the animal, you’ve got to know its background,” Alan advised.

Buying and Selling the Best Alan and Shirley raised all their own replacement heifers. Although, as a Breeding Tips purebred breeder they would buy one to Alan started using AI in the early ‘60s two heifers each year in order to intro- and over the years did custom AI work duce new bloodlines. Alan mentioned, around the country. Alan is a strong be“We would purchase quality heifers and liever in predictability, so breeding was raise a couple calves off of her. Then we selected by consulting EPDs. could turn around and sell Alan mentioned it is important to her for more then we inprice bulls according to gainability. vested. It’s easier to make “The last several years we were in money on high-quality cattle business we sold bulls as yearthan poor quality.” lings and they would be selected When purchasing seedstock before feedout was finished. you should buy better than Our buyers found that our what you have at home. Alan Springfield, Mo. bulls made them money.” stated, “Know what kind of Over the years Alan beServing More Than 34,000 Readers Across Southwest Missouri

gan selecting for sex. He explained, “A cow headed south at conception has 85 percent chance of having a female. A cow headed north will have a bull. This is due to the magnetic pull on the earth. It’s not 100 percent effective but it doesn’t cost much, simply manipulate your chute to face that direction.” Maximize Weaning “A lot of people are reluctant to weigh at weaning but you must weigh at weaning to know where to save your replacements. We have weaned some that were over 800 pounds at 205 days without creep feed by selecting cows that milked and had good growth patterns.” He continued, “The best book I read was by Jan Bonsma, from the University of South Africa called “Man Must Measure. With that book and advice from Karney Redman I was able to raise my weaning and yearling weights.” Another tip from Alan is to feed test to know how your cattle preform in the feedlot. “A lot of people are color conscious but really you need to be looking for the right meat quality that will perform in the feedlot.” Feeding the Best Supplements When it comes to supplements Alan stated, “You must keep Bovatec in front of cattle. Bovatec will control coccidiosis when used as an additive.” Alan cautioned the use of antibiotics because cattle will become dependent on them. “It’s also important to feed some range cubes in harsh conditions. If I was still farming I would like to try flaxseed, its said to help with fertility,” added Alan. “The biggest mistake a cattlemen can make is buying feed based on price.” Alan concluded, “Cattle are just a way of merchandising grass. The best color to raise is green.”

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How the USDA is helping producers fund farm storage facility improvements must comply with USDA provisions for highly erodible land and The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Storwetlands; the National Environmental Policy Act; and any apage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) provides lowplicable local zoning, land use and building codes. interest loans for producers to build or upgrade permanent “All farm storage facility loans must be approved by the lofarm storage and handling facilities to store commodities they cal FSA county committee before any site preparation and/or grow on their farm. “Loans can be used for items such as cold construction can be started,” Bilderback said. storage equipment for fruits and vegetables, hay barns, grain The maximum loan amount through the Farm Storage Facilistorage and handling structures, safety and drying equipment ty Loan Program is $500,000. A loan will not be disbursed until and equipment necessary for the function of the structure,” said the facility has been erected and inspected with the exception Lisa Allen, price support specialist for the U.S. Department of one qualifying partial disbursement, Bilderback added. of Agriculture’s Missouri Farm Service Agency State Office. The net cost for building or upgrading farm storage and han“Eligible commodities include grains, oilseeds, peanuts, pulse crops, hay, honey, renewable biomass commodities, fruits, nuts FSFL can be used for cold dling facilities and equipment may include the purchase price and sales tax; shipping and delivery charges; site preparation and vegetables.” storage, hay barns, grain and appraisal costs; installation costs; new material and labor The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is authorized to implement the storage or equipment for concrete pads; electrical wiring, and electric motors; offprogram through USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). storage. farm paid labor; new on-farm material approved by FSA; and, “This program can help producers expand their operations attorney or archaeological study fees. by acquiring needed structures to increase their on-farm storAccording to Bilderback, loan terms are available in 7, 10 or 12 age capacity,” said Shelly Bilderback, public relations outreach year increments, depending on the amount of the loan. Current specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Oklahoma rates for a Farm Storage Facility Loans are as low as 2.125 perFarm Service Agency. “Whether the need is for a grain bin, a cent at 7-Year terms; 2.750 percent for 10 years; or 2.875 percent hay barn or cold storage for fruits and vegetables, the FSFL can for 12 years. Loans are repaid in equal amortized installments. be beneficial to a variety of operations.” “This loan program provides farmers with a great opportunity In order to qualify for this program, borrowers must produce to finance additional storage or upgrade to existing storage,” an eligible facility loan commodity and demonstrate a storage Allen said. “Having the additional on-farm storage helps the need based on their 3-year-average acreage and share of producfarmer to sell his/her crop at a time when the market is favortion, minus any current storage available. Borrowers must have a satisfactory credit rating as determined by CCC; possess no delinquent non-tax able for them, rather than being forced to sell immediately after harvest or pay for federal debt; and must demonstrate the ability to repay the debt for the facility loan. commercial storage. They can also use the storage to store livestock feed grown on Additionally, there are security requirements and other items based on loan amounts their farm rather than buying feed.” that producers can discuss with their local FSA agent, Bilderback said. The borrower(s)

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Fabric buildings offer many options for area farmers Steel framed fabric buildings, also commonly known as hoop barns, came on the agriculture scene in 1989 and were used mostly as structures for hog production. Over the years the industry has developed and now practical uses span throughout agriculture. Popular uses include dairy cattle housing, hay storage, bunkers for feed storage, commodity sheds, manure packs, calving barns and equipment sheds. The ease of construction is one benefit Darryl Enns’ customers find important. Enns is the owner of Silver Stream Shelters out of Alton, MB Canada. Silver Stream Shelters has U.S. operations in Neche, N.D. and services a large territory. “We can be in and out in four days and at half the cost of a conventional steel building,” Enns said. Steel framed fabric buildings also provide an improved environment for

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Water, forage, vitamins and minerals all play a major role in the nutritional needs of cattle It starts with water. Among the nutritional needs of cattle, “Water is the most essential, and many times, most overlooked,” according to Justin Sexten, professor of animal science with University of Missouri Extension. Cattle can be adversely impacted by limited access or availability to water, or by poor water quality. Sexten told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor poor quality water can create a mineral imbalance or, in the case of an algae bloom, toxicity; this can reduce dry matter intake, and stunt cattle performance. “The challenge with a pond is it needs to be deep enough, with steep banks, so there’s not an opportunity for a lot of algal bloom in shallow water,” Sexten said. “A lot of ponds have been dug out the last three to four years because of the drought; there’s just availability to do so, whether it be to dig a new pond or just move them to rural water or a well.” If access to the pond isn’t restricted, the cattle can pollute it with animal waste and increased sedimentation from eroded banks when they wade out into the water; in the winter, they can walk out onto an ice-covered pond and fall in. He said, “The best case is to put a stand pipe in the pond that ultimately takes water from the bottom or the mid-point of the pond, and takes it to a water source.” Next, of course, comes food. Sexten said forage should be grazed early in the spring so it doesn’t get “stemmy” or produce a seed head. He said, “If you can keep forage between 4 and 10 inches tall, the protein and energy content will largely take care of itself.” Stored forage needs to be tested to determine its nutritional quality; it should have been harvested before the plants went to seed. “I would hesitate to put a date on that,” Sexten said, “but I would say earlier is better.”

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Dr. Shane Gadberry, University of Arkansas Extension professor of animal science, told OFN while ranchers can have protein-deficient forages, particularly during a dry summer, the protein requirement is usually met when practices to improve pastures are employed. On the other hand, “About 40 percent of the time, our harvested forages will be deficient in protein for lactating cows, and about 80 percent of the time our forages will be deficient in requirements of total digestible nutrients (TDN).” Gadberry said “foresight” knowledge, which involves forage testing and supplementation where needed, is preferable to “hindsight” – that is, when cows lose body condition, looking back for the reasons why. At the same time, from an economical perspective, supplements are undesirable if stored forages already have adequate energy and protein. “If the forage base by itself is exceeding requirements that’s okay, but we don’t want to be bringing in any purchased nutrients to correct that cow to excess status,” Gadberry said. Other necessary nutrients are vitamins and minerals. Gadberry said the nutrients that are most likely to be deficient in Ozarks forages on a year-round basis tend to be sodium, which can easily be addressed with a free-choice salt mix, and the trace minerals copper, zinc, selenium and manganese; there can also be a minor deficiency in phosphorus. A severe selenium deficiency can result in what’s known as white muscle disease in calves. It’s rare to overdose cows on minerals; they have a high tolerance for salt, which can be used as a feed intake controller. – Continued on Next Page MAY 5, 2014

farm help Understanding Nutritional Needs Continued from Previous Page One possible source of toxicity could be poultry litter, which is high in minerals and is sometimes fed to cattle during drought conditions. Excess potassium in the diet can prevent the animal from absorbing magnesium and produce the condition called grass tetany, which often occurs in the springtime on very lush pastures. In addition, cattle can get too much sulfur if their diets are high in distillers grains; this leads to the neurological disorder called polio, which is short for polioencephalomalacia.

But Gadberry said minor nutrient deficiencies can go unnoticed, and can prevent cows from breeding back early during the breeding season. He said, “You might have a higher percentage of cows open at the end of breeding season, and you may not be able to exactly pinpoint the cause for those cows being open.” In addition, a subclinical deficiency can cause the cow’s immune function to be suppressed, and defeat efforts to protect the cows from disease through vaccination.

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Lathom explained that a cattle-finishing barn will have 30 square feet of space per calf. Their barns will have roughly a foot of bunk space, which is above average for fabric structures. “Not a whole lot of other buildings can offer that. On average others will have 7 to 9 inches of bunk space per calf,” Lathom said. Building size depends on the customers’ needs. Lathom sells and installs a lot of 38 feet wide by 100 feet long structures for round bale storage. Cattle finishing barns are 42 feet wide. The largest cattle finishing barn that they have installed was 350 feet long and would hold 350 head of fat cattle. A desirable building site is important. Make sure there is a proper distance between a building and wooded areas to protect the fabric cover. Lathom suggested speaking with the installer to ensure an acceptable location is chosen. Enns said Silver Stream’s fabric covers have a life expectancy of 20 to 25 years. With inflation taken into account, hoop barn fabric replacement costs 80 to 85 cents per square foot.

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION Saturday, May 10, 2014 • 10 a.m. 516 Springhill Rd. • Sparta, MO Directions: From Ozark take Hwy. 14 to Sparta to Springhill Rd., turn left on Springhill to Auction. From Rogersville take V Hwy. south to U Hwy., go east 1 mile to Springhill Rd., turn right (south) go 4 miles to auction. Watch for Glenworth Auction signs. Real Estate Sells at 10:30 a.m. Open House Sunday, May 4, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Beautiful 4 BR, 4 1/2 BA Home on 20 Acres M/L: Own your own little piece of the country with this home featuring LR w/vaulted ceiling, oak fireplace w/electric insert, formal DR w/hardwood floor, kitchen w/breakfast bar, dishwasher, electric range, cast iron sink & hardwood floor, utility area, 1/2 bath. 12x10 master BR w/ master BA & walk-in closet, upstairs is a 12x20 BR w/play room or could be 2 BR, large storage area & full BA. Walkout basement w/family room, 11x18 BR, full BA & plumbed & wired for kitchen. Anderson windows & doors, central H/A & a King wood stove auxiliary, screened sun porch & 2 car garage. 20x34 workshop w/ concrete floors w/water, gas & electric, insulated w/cattle pens & head gate, 20x60 pole bar, 36x24 workshop w/concrete floors & electric & a 54x46 pole barn on concrete. Chicken House, smoke house, log tobacco barn, pond & 2 waterers. Taxes: 1052.96. Terms: 10% down at auction, balance due in 30 days or less at closing. Tractors, Farm Equipment & Trailer: ‘89 JD 2955 tractor w/265 ldr. • ‘82 16’ stock Gooseneck trailer, homemade • ‘93 JD 435 round baler, one owner, 6,000 bales • ‘12 AGCO 3000 disc mower, mounted on KMC 4760 caddy, like new, one owner • ‘66 JD 224T square baler • ‘05 WR20 8 wheel rake, hydraulic • 520 NH manure spreader w/sloppy sides & hyd. lift gate • JD 751 4 basket tedder PTO, one owner • 9’ disc w/hyd. cylinder • JD 4 bottom plow F125 triple bottom, 3 pt. • ground driven bale loader • JD #50 side mounted 9’ sickle mower • 9’ ﬁeld roller on wheels • 6 ton brock galvanized feed bin • ﬂex auger w/6 Westfalia feeders • 20’ bale elevator w/motor • 3 pt. carry all • 3 pt. bale spike • Ford F250 Air Gate 5th wheel Farm Supplies, Hay & Misc.: 270 square bales grass hay in barn • 750 Bessler 3 pt. bale unroller • cutting torch w/bottles, complete • (2) 150 gal. fuel tanks w/stands • cement mixer • King wood stove • electric power washer • seed cleaner • wood extension ladder • Plus much more!

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