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Poster contest winners announced: Arkansas Farm Bureau announced the winners of its annual safety poster contest. The theme this year was “Get Out of My Space.” Rainan Kacirek, a second-grade home-schooled student from Benton County was third in the first and second-grade category. In the third and fourth-grade category, Elise Pinkerton, a fourth-grade student at Lincoln Elementary in Washington County won first place, and Addison Robins, a third grader at Gentry Elementary in Benton County took second place. In the fifth and sixth-grade category, Ryenn Lawing, a fifth-grade student at Cotter Elementary in Baxter County won first place. The contest is designed to increase awareness of potential hazards on farms and ranches. OSU partners with two-year colleges: Oklahoma State University is partnering with three two-year colleges – Connors State College, Warner; Murray State College, Tishomingo; and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Miami – to offer a bachelor’s degree completion program in Agricultural Leadership through OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. The project is designed to improve four-year degree completion rates for place-bound students wanting a B.S. in agricultural leadership from OSU. There will be a mix of online, satellite, short and blended courses offered to students enrolled in the program.

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Arkansas Tech student body taps ag professor for honor: The Arkansas Tech University student body selected Dr. Jim Collins as professor of the year for the 2016-17 academic year. Collins was chosen for the honor through voting sponsored by Arkansas Tech Student Government Association April 18-20. He is professor of agriculture at Arkansas Tech. OSU student earns award: Sydney Stewart, an undergraduate student at Oklahoma State University, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Award to conduct research in Germany during the 2017-2018 academic year. Stewart is scheduled to graduate from OSU in May with a bachelor’s degree in animal science (pre-veterinary option) and a minor in microbiology.

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Grandsons of Italian immigrant continue his operation

Eye on Agribusiness features Fitzgerald Feed

Town & Country spotlights Jim Hall

Matt Hale started his own farm at the age of 21

The Moore family of Valley Springs, Ark., are focused on cattle and hay

After a career in the military, Bill Stuckert ventured into Hereford cattle

Youth in Agriculture features Kathryn Fancher

Jim Moore credits CAB, technology for increased profits

FARM HELP 21 The art of construction 22 Work smarter when working cows 23 Getting more from your calves at market time

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rom time to time, I like to look back and reflect on the many changes revothat nwohave rC ytaken rreJ yB place in the cattle industry over the past 50 years. At times, it seems almost unrecJerry Crownover is ognizable to me, as we’re now confronted a farmer and former with embryo transfer, sexed semen, genomic testing, professor of Agriculture DNA analysis, and EPDs for every trait imaginable, Education at Missouri just to mention a few. Most of the advancements State University. He is a have benefited cattlemen immensely, but….. when I native of Baxter County, was a youngster, there was not a veterinarian on duty Arkansas, and an at the livestock auction barn. author and professional When a cow came in the auction ring and a speaker. To contact Jerry, bidder wanted to know if she was pregnant, the go to ozarksfn.com and seller might holler out that she either was or click on ‘Contact Us.’ wasn’t. If the seller wasn’t in attendance or mute (or of questionable character) the ringman would simply coax the cow up into a V, created by the sorting gate and sales ring, and perform the “bumping technique.” For those unfamiliar with the term, the ringman would press against the lower side of the animal, directly behind the ribs, with the backs of his fingers and an extended thumb, in an effort to feel for the presence of an unborn calf. At our little auction, the ringman and salebarn owner, T.D. Crawford, would proclaim either, “Yep, there’s a calf in there,” (meaning she was in the second trimester) or, “Yep, she’s close,” (meaning she could calve anytime from that night, to three months from then). If he simply shook his head, it meant he couldn’t feel a calf. I never knew him to be wrong. Many years after that, auction barns were required to have a veterinarian or their assistant available to palpate the cows to determine their stage of pregnancy. After gloving up and entering the cow from the business end, the good doctor would then apply a glued-on sticker to identify such pregnancy. A blue tag meant she was in the first — Continued on Page 6

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ith four growing kids, our family goes through a lot of groceries. Grocery shopping is probably my least favorite task every week (second only to dusting). The retail giJody Harris is a freelance ants call me a once-a-week big basket shopper. Every communications specialist, week I look at what’s on the schedule and plan out gardener, ranch wife and our nightly dinner menu. I throw in everyone’s famother of four. She and vorite grab-and-go breakfast and lunch items, snacks her family raise Angus beef and even consider a couple of big weekend breakfast cattle and other critters on plans as my list builds, and builds and builds. their northwest Arkansas This past month was assessment testing in our loranch. She is a graduate cal public schools. I have carefully explained to my of Missouri State University. children these tests aren’t really tests at all. They To contact Jody, go to simply give teachers (and principals) an idea of what ozarksfn.com and click on they’ve learned over the last year. They also tell them ‘Contact Us.’ what students still need to be taught. Every year, the anxiety is the same. Teachers send out notifications reminding parents to make sure kids get a good night’s rest, have a can-do attitude and eat a healthy breakfast. The good night’s rest and can-do attitude aren’t usually a problem. This year we have children in first, third and fifth grades at two different schools. Each child had their assessment testing on a different week during the month of April. My children take the healthy breakfast portion of the notification quite seriously. Every year they put in their breakfast orders for testing days. I wake up a little bit earlier than everyone else on that day and fix a range of delicious achievement-test-acing meals. For three weeks in a row this year this family feasted on pancakes and sausages, bacon and eggs, and waffles with ham. This was a special treat, especially for my husband. After three weeks, my family got a little bit spoiled. You see, I must confess, during the busy school week I am more of a Pop tart, oatmeal and/or toast kind of mother. After this run of home cooked breakfasts, my 7-year-old son insisted on scrambled eggs every day. We were eating so many eggs, our old hens couldn’t keep up. I was having two throw a couple dozen “store” eggs in my basket every week. My husband asked me why I was buying “store” eggs. I told him the production was not keeping up with the consumption. We decided it might be time to add a few more hens to our flock to keep up with the growth spurts around here. I went to our local farm and hardware store and picked up some 6-week-old Rhode Island Reds and a few Bantams. We really didn’t have the best place set up for them. I have the old hens in the coop now and wanted to wait until they could be properly introduced before mixing them together. I was in a dilemma as to where to keep them. We finally settled on the floor of the kids’ playhouse so we could keep them safe from dogs and raccoons. The kids weren’t sure what to think of this idea. By the time they’d been home from school for an hour and checked them all out, they gave all 10 of them names. They also made me promise to power wash the floor of the playhouse after we moved the chickens to their permanent home. It’s probably time for us to feed out another steer to butcher. I’ve been busy tending and planting in our garden. We are already enjoying lettuce, spinach and broccoli. I’m so thankful to live in a place that accommodates our big basket shopping every week. These children of ours are growing like weeds and I don’t see it coming to a halt any time soon, neighbor.

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elcome to May! May is one of my favorite months of the year because it’s is National Beef Month, which Julie Turner-Crawford gives me an excellent excuse to is a native of Dallas tell my husband to get the grill ready to go beCounty, Mo., where she cause we are throwing steaks or burgers on and grew up on her family’s soaking up some warmer weather. Coincidently, farm. She is a graduate May is also National Barbecue Month, so I hope of Missouri State to celebrate all month long. University. To contact Some say eating beef isn’t healthy, I, and many Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 other folks, beg to differ. or by email at editor@ Organizations like the National Cattlemen’s ozarksfn.com. Beef Association advocate for beef by stumping on its health attributes, but cattlemen aren’t the only ones who sing the praises of beef. Multiple studies have shown beef provides 10 essential nutrients, including B12, zinc, niacin and riboflavin; all of which are needed to give a body fuel. I recently came across a great article published on the website authoritynutriton. com that addresses why meat is actually good for you. The site’s contributors are licensed nutritionists, and some have PhDs in nutrition. In his article entitled, 7 Reasons Not to Avoid Meat, the CEO and founder of the site, Kris Gunnars, who is a nutrition researcher and holds a degree in medicine, dispelled many of the misconceptions about meat and beef. One of my favorite arguments he presented for meat consumption is that the human digestive system is well equipped to make full use of the fats, proteins and nutrients found in meat. “The truth is that humans are omnivores,” Gunnars wrote. “We function best eating both animals and plants.” Gunnars also said humans have a much shorter digestive system than herbivores and don’t have the specialized organs to digest cellulose, the main fiber in plants. In fact, he

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wrote, humans have been eating meat for 1.5 million years. I guess we can say meat consumption is part of our DNA. My maternal great-grandmother was in her mid 90s when she passed, and she cooked with lard, drank milk, loved ice cream, beef and pork, and ate cornbread just about everyday of her life. I’m sure she had been told her diet wasn’t good for her, but it served her well for nearly a century, and who am I to argue with my Granny? Anti-agriculture groups claim the beef industry is bad for the environment, screaming that cattle production is responsible for the destruction of rain forests and consumes a massive amount of resources. There was even a documentary made about the “destructive cattle industry” staring a major Hollywood actor. I hear it is quite scathing; claiming cow burps, manure and flatulence are killing the planet. Critics of the movie have said it was purely and effort to promote veganism. One of the weapons anti-agriculture organizations bring to the fight against farmers is a 2006 study, Livestock’s Long Shadow. It claimed meat production was responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions – more than transportation. However, a U.S. scientist found a couple of flaws in the research. Dr. Frank Mitloehner, from the University of California at Davis said meat and milk production generates less greenhouse gas than most environmentalists

trimester; a red tag proclaimed her in the second stage; a green tag placed her in the last three-month period before calving. The system is good, but only to the degree of skill possessed by the technician. Several years ago, I bought forty, red-tag cows during the month of June. The first one calved two weeks after I unloaded them and the last one calved in February, and their calving was pretty evenly spaced for seven months. Having recently related that story to a neighbor, he declared that the place where he purchased replacement cows

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claim and the emissions figures were calculated differently to the transportion figures, resulting in an “apples-and-oranges analogy that truly confused the issue.” The meat figure had been reached by adding all greenhouse-gas emissions associated with meat production, including fertilizer production, land clearance, methane emissions and vehicle use on farms, whereas the transportation figure only included the burning of fossil fuels. I’m pretty sure the producers of the documentary left out Dr. Mitloehner’s findings. Another point left out of the debate is that Americans love their beef. In 2015, U.S. beef production (commercial carcass weight) was 23.69 billion pounds, and the total U.S. beef consumed was 24.807 billion pounds, and consumers were willing to pay as much as $6.29 a pound for it, according to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. So beef producers, in the month of May, give yourself a pat on the back; you’re helping to feed beef lovers around the world. And my advice to those who think beef is unhealthy and bad the environment is to go ahead, pass up that invitation to a barbecue, stand up for what you feel is right. Stand by your principals, don’t eat beef or any other meat; it will leave more for the rest of us.

had instituted ultrasound technology to determine the stage of pregnancy and knew not just the trimester, but, in fact, which week the cow would become a mother. Thinking back on the ultrasound pictures of my two sons that I have saved for 30 years, I was quite impressed that we’re using the same science for the livestock industry, until… I drove by that same neighbor’s pasture the other day and saw a cow and her new calf both standing next to the fence. The new baby was nursing like there was no tomorrow, as a frothy milk foam was covering the calf’s mouth and the mother’s udder, and on the cow’s right side…a bright RED tag. MAY 8, 2017

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Private boy’s prep academy in Subiaco, Ark., is also home to 370 head of registered Angus Photo by Barbara Aitkin

On a hill not too far away settled in the foothills of Huckleberry Mountain, in the Arkansas River Valley, sits a community of beautiful buildings, a church and a farm. Built on the foundation of local rock and the love of Christ, the Subiaco Abbey is home to approximately 45 Benedictine Catholic monks and also houses 200 students in the prestigious private boys’ prep school (grades 7-12), Subiaco Academy. In the Abbey’s beginnings, in 1878, farming meant food for its occupants. Up until the early 1960s, operating a dairy provided milk for the students. Now, with pastures full of pure bred, registered Angus, the goal is to give. Brother Joseph Koehler, left, is one of the 45 Benedictine Catholic “We got our first three Angus heifers monks who live at the Subiaco Abbey. He and farm manager Craig donated from David McMann at Belle Layes, right, manage the Angus cattle operation at the academy. Point Ranch in 1999,” explained Brother Joseph Koehler. For the last 18 years, the Abbey has classroom, he still “(likes) to get out and Brother Joseph. “But now, many young developed a herd of approximately 370 move around.” members are more teacher type oriented.” head of cattle. In addition to helping Craig with the catAll of the Abbey Angus cows are AI Remarkably, only Brother Joseph, and tle, he takes care of the vineyard that supplies bred, and genetically tested upon birth. farm manager Craig Layes work the Ab- wine for both “the table and sacrament”. The value of producing quality cattle bey farm on day-to-day operations. “I have a little garden too. I raise to- lies heavily on the men. “Brother Joseph takes care of the regis- matoes, onions-nothing big. It’s more Although both Craig and Brother Jotration and computer work while I do all a hobby than anything else. I use it to seph find great value in their cattle, the the gathering,” stated Craig looking at keep me out of everybody’s hair,” he said. bottom line is not to gain profit. Brother Joseph. Craig wittily replied, “That garden’s “It’s an apostolate,” Brother Joseph “(Craig’s) got to keep up with what’s not big enough.” simply stated. “(The benefit) is not so happening on the field and keep ahead When it comes to helping Craig and much to have milk and the meat for the of the pack,” Brother Joseph added. Kenny, Brother Joseph believes he has table anymore, but to help the neighbors They share with the load part-time em- the “most educated fingers around” and and the community. That’s what the ployee Kenny Tencleve. points in the right direction of where Abbey’s all about – serving and helping Craig started working at the Abbey in cattle or hay should be placed. our neighbors and it just so happened 2008. He balances the Abbey Angus opOf the approximately 1,200 acres that the that we got into this type of business to eration and his own laying Abbey owns, the Angus graze help the neighbors out.” house business. 500 acres and the hay covers Philippians 2:3 says, “Do nothing out of Subiaco, Ark. Brother Joseph, originally another 200 acres. selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in from Searcy, Ark., described “Back in the old days, a lot of humility value others above yourselves.” himself as a “teacher/ coach (monks) came from agriculture In the quiet valley in a small community all my life.” type backgrounds so you would built on the bones of a church, compasAlthough Brother Joseph have members more induced to sion, and a farm, both quality Angus cattle no longer teaches in the working (on the farm),” explained and humility are found in abundance. MAY 8, 2017

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The grandsons of Italian immigrant Nazzereno Ranalli continue with the farming operation he began One important era in American history centers around Ellis Island in New York City and the waves of immigrants who passed through as they sought a better life in America. The word â&#x20AC;&#x153;wavesâ&#x20AC;? is used because large numbers of people from one country tended to come at one time. A group of 98 Italian families chose to settle in southern Arkansas to work on the cotton plantations. Finding malaria threatening, 35 of those families moved to Northwest Arkansas and founded Tontitown, named in honor of the 1600s explore Henri de Tonti, who is often re-

ferred to as the Father of Arkansas. They selected an area geographically similar to Italy and highly adaptable to vineyards and produce production. Other immigrants such as 18-year-old Nazzereno Ranalli went straight to Tontitown. In 1907, Nazzereno was discharged from the Italian army so he could emigrate to America and probably came from a farming family. Nazzereno was a man of ethics and believed in hard work. He worked on different farms and saved money he used in 1923 to put down on 60 acres. During the depression, he lost the land for a short while but was soon able to buy it back. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor â&#x20AC;˘ www.ozarksfn.com

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ozarks roots Nazzereno was the father of a son Norbert’s part of the operation is a named Joe, who in turn had three sons farm equipment business started in named Norbert, Paul and Chris, who now 1978. Norbert always loved tinkering run the farm as an LLC with Chris, the with equipment and especially enjoyed youngest, still living in the family home. taking one larger piece of equipment, Ranalli Farms now consists of 90 acres, like a 10-bottom plow, and turning it plus an additional 80 leased acres, as well as into two five-bottom plows. Auctions four separate operations all on family land are a favorite haunt. Inventory includes and next to each other on Highway 412. brush hogs, disc plows, cattle panels, Chris’ focus is produce production. box bed and enclosed bed trailers, fence Through the years the grape and produce posts and wire just, to name a few items. farm adapted to changing economics. At In addition, the brothers cut wood, and one time when canning facilities were Norbert purchases additional ricks to abundant, the farm added crops such meet customer demands for firewood. as tomatoes and butternut squash. In Norbert smiled and said, “Generally, if the 1970s, Welches bought their grapes you need it, we have it.” wholesale for further processing. Next Paul runs the feed store, which came a short lived co-op adventure which evolved from their need for feed for evolved into selling through a New York the commercial cattle operation. broker. Now the business Feed profit margins is mostly retail. are low and income is “You can’t make a livsupplemented by sales We ing selling wholesale at of specialized hobby didn’t half price because the farm feed for animals, profit margin is too small,” such as potbelly pigs even talk Chris said. and show chickens, as much about Chris was part of the Faywell as pet food. Other etteville Farmers Market items include horse starting this for 18 years and eventually tack, hay bales, grass business. We seed and fertilizers. left when products, including meat and cheeses, fell had a need, Paul said, “We didn’t under expensive regulaeven talk much about and this tions. The on-site locastarting this business. tion, in operation since We had a need, and business 1983, offers a wide variety this business filled it.” filled it. of seasonal produce – from The last operation is strawberries to summer their commercial cattle – Chris Ranalli and winter squashes. Fresh business. This business baked goods are made onbegan with Joe running a site daily, as is homemade pasta. Other sales Grade C Holstein dairy, which was coninclude syrups, jellies, honey, nuts, candies verted to beef cattle in the late 1960s. and dried fruits sometimes made into gift The family has tried various breeds and baskets. Garden seeds and bedding plants mixtures, including Hereford, Santa are available seasonally. Gertrudis, Angus and Limousin, with Ranalli Farms’s crops are grown in raised the current herd producing black calves beds covered with plastic so only the with a heavy Limousin influence. The roots touch the soil. Fertilizer is delivered leased land is used to produce hay for through the irrigation system and is based the herd. upon annual soil testing at different locaMore than 100 years have passed since tions. Chris said, “We haven’t needed to Nazzereno first tread Arkansas land, but add phosphorus for many years.” his influence still runs deeply within Raised beds provide many advantages. the family. His great grandchildren are Less fertilizer is needed and less moisture is growing with one great granddaughter lost to evaporation, while plants suffer less named Schari having completed college weed competition and disease, all of which and working within the family business help maintain lower operational costs. six days a week at the produce store.

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Hometown: Mountainburg, Ark. In Town: “I have been at Mountainburg High School for 27 years serving as the only ag teacher and the FFA advisor. Being advisor means working far beyond normal teaching days. I often stay late, have evening meetings, work weekends, as well as summers. In the summer, I mostly advise students on best practices with their animals and help them prepare for the county fair and other showing opportunities. Times are different now because only a little over half of my students are rural which requires adaptations for those without access to animal raising accommodations. My involvement with FFA as a young person offered opportunities and guidance that were invaluable in my life and central in my decision to become an ag teacher. It’s my way of giving back what was given to me. I recently started working 10 to 25 hours a week at Atwood’s in Alma in the gun department. My wife, Tina, drives a school bus and works for a health insurance company in Barling, Ark., as a receptionist. In the Country: “Tina and I own 44 acres outside of town where we raise piglets as show animals for our children and for others. I AI the sows in the spring. This means I don’t need to keep a boar and the process is simpler than with cattle, especially determining when an animal comes into heat. I have a sled/barn with a penned area for pigs. I use an expensive, high-quality MoorMan’s feed for the sows just before they are ready to farrow. A typical litter is seven piglets. I use a Hampshire cross because they have a stylish eye appeal supported by good muscling and structure. We sell the piglets cheap enough for 4-H and FFA kids to show. At this time, my land is mostly wooded with oak being the dominant tree species making it ideal for both harvesting lumber and for deer hunting.” Future: “My plan is to begin clearing the land and developing pasture as a first step into making the land a fully functional farm. Next will come purchasing a starter commercial Angus/Hereford cross herd, which I believe sells well in the commercial market. Whenever I’m out, Tina is always with me and will be an equal partner in building our future.”

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Ash Flat Livestock 62.50-97.00 † Benton County Sale Barn 80.00-110.00 † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 80.00-103.00* Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs Not Reported † County Line Sale - Ratcliff None Reported † Decatur Livestock Auction Not Reported* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Not Reported* Farmers Livestock - Springdale Not Reported † Fort Smith Stockyards 76.00-98.00 † I-40 Livestock - Ozark 85.50-100.50 † Joplin Regional Stockyards 70.00-104.00 † Mid-State Stockyards 75.00-92.00* North Arkansas Livestock Auction 78.00-96.00 † OKC West - El Reno 71.00-101.00 † Ouachita Livestock Auction 78.00-94.50 † Ozarks Regional Stockyard 71.00-110.00 † Stilwell Livestock Auction 80.00-96.00* Tulsa Livestock Auction 70.00-100.00 †

slaughter

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130

cows

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Not Reported*

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Not Reported † 40.00-67.00 † 43.00-70.50 † 44.00-74.00 † 53.00-70.00* 53.00-70.00 † 53.00-69.00 † 48.00-70.50 † 48.00-76.50 † 60.00-73.00*

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

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

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

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Ash Flat Livestock

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100

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

4/28/17

Benton Co. - Siloam Springs 4/27/17

426

746

711

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Uneven

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4/26/17

Cleburne Co. - Heber Springs -----

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Fort Smith Stockyards

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4/24/17

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496

4,545

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192.50-206.00 173.00-190.00 147.00-177.50 140.00-162.00 132.00-148.00

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167.00-183.00 151.00-170.00 138.00-150.00 134.00-146.00 133.00-139.00

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Receipts: 1,065 Supply was good and demand was good with a near standing room only Crowd on hand. Slaughter lambs were steady to 20 cents lower on average compared to last month. Ewes and Rams were down 30-40 cents on average. Goat markets remained mostly steady across the board. The supply made up of 69 percent slaughter and feeder Lambs, 18 percent ewes and rams, 8 percent kid goats, and 3 percent Does and bucks. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise. SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-3 29-38 lbs 220.00230.00. Slaughter Hair Lambs: Prime 2-3 40-90 lbs 220.00238.00. Choice 1-2 44-87 lbs 200.00-219.00; 95-105 lbs 171.00-185.00. A few Hair Sheep families with fancy lambs: 320.00360.00 Per family. Bred Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 2-3 92-116 lbs 150.00-175.00. Medium and Large 2-3 105-145 lbs 120.00-140.00. Medium and Large 2-3 75-115 lbs 105.00-115.00. Slaughter Wool Ewes: Utility-Good 3-4 140-213 lbs 61.00-79.00. Slaughter Hair Ewes: Utility-Good 2-3 108-180 lbs 76.0090.00. Slaughter Rams: Good 1-2 90-180 lbs 75.00-88.00. Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-53 lbs 275.00-295.00. Selection 2 40-63 lbs 245.00-267.50. Slaughter Does: Selection 1 120-145 lbs 167.00-175.00. Selection 3 40-78 lbs 87.50-108.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 80-175 lbs 122.00-132.00.

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88.00-110.00*

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1125.00, Medium 875.00-1085.00, Individual Crossbred 900.00, Individual Jersey 875.00, Common 560.00-750.00. Individual 775.00. Bred and Springer Cows: Approved Individual Jersey 1075.00, Medium 770.00-900.00, Individual Jersey 850.00, Common Individual 700.00. Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers Individual 280.00, Holstein Bulls 70.00-120.00, Jersey Heifers 185.00-225.00, Jersey Bulls 50.00-90.00, Crossbred Heifers Individual 160.00, Crossbred Bulls 60.00-140.00, Beef Cross Heifers Individual 160.00, Beef Cross Bulls 130.00-250.00.

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Arkansas Cattle Auction

Common 500.00-875.00, crossbreds 390.00-800.00. Milking Cows: Supreme 1500.00-1750.00, ind crossbred 1500.00, Approved 1350.00-1475.00, Medium 1000.00Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle 4/30/17 1325.00, ind crossbred 1275.00, Common 550.00-975.00, ind crossbred 875.00. 5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Springer Cows: Supreme few 1575.00, Approved ind Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice 1425.00, Medium 1125.00-1200.00, ind Jersey 1145.00, Steers: 125.00-140.00; wtd. avg. price 136.04. ind crossbred 1125.00, Common ind 950.00, ind crossbred Heifers: 127.00-140.00; wtd. avg. price 136.33. 775.00. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Bred Cows: Supreme 1575.00-1800.00, Approved Steers: 210.00-219.00; wtd. avg. price 217.26. 1350.00-1575.00, ind crossbred 1550.00, Medium 1000.00Heifers: 212.00-219.00; wtd. avg. price 215.96. 1375.00, ind Jersey 1025.00, Common 480.00-925.00, few Jerseys 725.00-775.00, crossbreds 635.00-725.00. Baby Calves: Holstein heifers 235.00-275.00, Holstein bulls 110.00-170.00, Jersey bulls ind 65.00, crossbred heifSpringfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center 4/25/17 ers ind 175.00, crossbred bulls 145.00-180.00, beef cross bulls ind 240.00. Receipts: 738 The supply was moderate and included 2 herd dispersals. Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards 4/13/17 The demand was moderate. There were 08 percent Receipts: 382 springer heifers, 12 percent bred heifers, 17 percent open At this month’s special dairy sale at the Producers heifers, 20 percent fresh and milking cows, 08 percent Auction Yard, demand was good on a moderate supply. bred and springer cows and 03 percent baby calves. The The supply consisted of 5 percent Springer Heifers, balance was steers, bulls and slaughter cows. Prices 14 percent Bred Heifers, 32 percent Open Heifers, 7 150 reported are on a per head basis and for Holsteins unless percent Fresh and Milking Cows, 3 percent Bred Cows noted otherwise. and 13 percent baby calves. The balance was made up Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme of weigh cows and beef animals. All quotes are on a per 1325.00-1560.00, crossbreds 1200.00-1325.00, Approved head basis for Holsteins unless noted otherwise. 1000.00-1285.00, crossbreds 1000.00-1150.00, Medium Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Supreme 825.00-975.00, ind Jersey 975.00, crossbreds 900.00-935.00. 1200.00-1310.00, Approved 980.00-1050.00, Medium Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1260.00775.00-925.00, Individual Crossbred 925.00, Common 1350.00, Approved 1000.00-1250.00, crossbreds 1025.00685.00-700.00, Jerseys 600.00-675.00. 1225.00, Medium 800.00-935.00, crossbreds 825.00-975.00, Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Supreme Individual Common 450.00-750.00. 1290.00, Approved 940.00-1050.00, Crossbreds 1025.00, Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 1330.00Medium 775.00-875.00, Common 670.00-710.00, Cross1350.00, Approved 1150.00-1175.00, Medium 800.00breds 520.00-710.00. 975.00, Common 500.00-520.00. Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Approved 870.00Open Heifers: Approved: 200-300 lbs 260.00-435.00, 1025.00, Medium 810.00-850.00, Common Individual 300-400 lbs 400.00-575.00, lot 10 head 349 lbs 630.00, ind Jersey 575.00. Jersey 375 lbs 560.00, 400-500 lbs 550.00-760.00, ind JerOpen heifers: Approved 200-300 lbs 400.00-460.00, sey 420 lbs 685.00, 500-600 lbs 710.00-835.00, 600-700 lbs Crossbreds 380.00, 400-500 lbs 510.00-550.00, Individual 775.00-800.00, lot 6 head 684 lbs 1050.00, ind crossbred Jersey 550.00, 500-600 lbs Jerseys 640.00, 700-800 lbs 695 lbs 800.00, 700-800 lbs lot 10 head 753 lbs 925.00, ind Pair 740.00, Medium 200-300 lbs 270.00-325.00, 300Jersey 720 lbs 685.00. 400 lbs Individual 425.00, Individual Crossbred 350.00, Medium: 200-300 lbs few crossbred 310.00, 300-400 lbs 400-500 lbs 400.00-435.00, Crossbreds 360.00, Individual ind 350 lbs 360.00, ind crossbred 320 lbs 335.00, 400-500 Jersey 380.00, 500-600 lbs 500.00-550.00, Crossbreds lbs ind 415 lbs 400.00, 500-600 lbs 410.00-610.00, ind Jer430.00-500.00, Individual Shorthorn 450.00, 600-700 lbs sey 545 lbs 450.00, 600-700 lbs crossbreds 550.00-610.00, 450.00-470.00. 700-800 lbs ind 775 lbs 685.00, ind Jersey 765 lbs 525.00, Fresh Milking Heifers and Cows: Supreme Individual Jerfew crossbreds 705 lbs 750.00. sey 1400.00, Approved 1150.00-1175.00, Individual Jersey Replacement Cows: Fresh Heifers and Cows: Supreme few 1450.00-1675.00, Approved few 1220.00-1275.00, 120 Medium 900.00-1150.00, few crossbreds 1075.00-1100.00,

beef

65.00-90.00 †

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slaughter

MAY 8, 2017

Mi Stoc

145 132 130 119

Prime 2-3 40-90 lbs 220.0087 lbs 200.00-219.00; 95-105 lbs

ilies with fancy lambs: 320.00-

avg. grain prices

r Ewes: Medium and Large 2-3 00. Medium and Large 2-3 105-145 ium and Large 2-3 75-115 lbs

Week Ended 5/2/17

Soybeans

Soft Wheat

Corn

Utility-Good 3-4 140-213 lbs

Utility-Good 2-3 108-180 lbs 76.00-

12 8

1-2 90-180 lbs 75.00-88.00. on 1 40-53 lbs 275.00-295.00. 45.00-267.50. ion 1 120-145 lbs 167.00-175.00. 7.50-108.00. ction 2 80-175 lbs 122.00-132.00.

4.71

4 0

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9.69

9.64

4.74

5.56 4.69

3.76

3.77

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Elain

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I-40 estock Ozark 4/27/17

Joplin Regional Stockyards 4/24/17

Mid-State Stockyards* 4/25/17

N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest 4/26/17

OKC West - El Reno, Okla. 4/25/17

2000

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. 4/28/17

Week of 4/2/17

141.20

* 164.91

144.85

157.98

135.78

155.18

137.03 134.47

141.54 162.80 146.42 ** 147.98

136.44 ** 127.68 139.56

147.49

134.95

153.29

134.67 137.80

156.38

825.00-1425.00 † 950.00-1610.00 †

* 164.84

800.00-1650.00 † 1400.00-1650.00 *

146.90 140.99

154.84 158.08

1100.00-1775.00 † None Reported †

2000

133.84

150.95

2500

Tulsa Livestock Auction 4/24/17

Welch Stockyards*

4,545

1,370

786

14,725

396

3,825

481

2,844

1,363

Steady

St-6 Higher

2-8 Higher

4-14 Higher

Uneven

St-4 Higher

4-8 Higher

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0.00-187.00 7.00-184.00 7.50-171.00 1.00-158.00 4.00-135.00

192.50-206.00 173.00-190.00 147.00-177.50 140.00-162.00 132.00-148.00

162.00-182.00 154.00-164.00 142.00-150.00 132.00-138.00 120.00-128.00

172.00-204.00 166.00-184.00 155.00-171.50 142.00-163.00 140.00

192.50-194.00 175.00-198.00 171.00-176.00 145.00-164.00 139.25-148.50

185.00-194.00 145.00-184.00 153.00-174.00 140.00-152.00 141.00-144.00

186.00-190.00 173.00-189.00 161.00-178.00 145.00-166.00 138.00-143.00

180.00-212.00 172.00-188.00 151.00-172.00 135.00-156.00 123.00-144.00

197.00-220.00 173.00-190.00 159.00-175.00 145.50-160.00 136.50-146.50

170.00-200.00 165.00-189.50 150.00-176.00 140.00-163.00 126.00-144.00

----8.00-161.00 3.00-155.00 2.00-149.00 -----

----172.00-174.00 145.00-161.00 131.00-146.00 122.00

----148.00-163.00 133.00-139.00 124.00-138.00 118.00-121.00

178.00-200.00 158.00-173.00 146.00-156.00 131.00-144.00 123.00-127.50

--------155.00 144.00-149.00 -----

----145.00-147.00 147.00-162.00 134.00-152.00 133.00-137.00

170.00-180.00 155.00-162.50 145.00-154.00 128.00-146.00 -----

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181.00-196.00 161.00-180.00 135.00-164.25 130.00-140.00 123.00-133.00

170.00 160.00-183.00 150.00-161.00 130.00-155.00 106.00

7.00-183.00 1.00-170.00 8.00-150.00 4.00-146.00 3.00-139.00

154.00-169.00 147.00-170.00 135.00-162.00 130.00-145.00 125.50-140.00

145.00-152.00 132.00-144.00 130.00-136.00 119.00-129.00 126.00

156.00-175.00 148.00-160.00 136.00-152.50 128.00-139.00 120.00

173.00-174.00 155.00-156.00 145.00-154.00 136.00-148.00 127.50-141.00

150.00-163.00 143.00-164.00 135.00-152.00 132.00-142.00 135.00

156.00-172.50 146.00-185.00 135.00-162.50 136.00-144.00 125.50-136.00

158.00-172.00 146.00-165.00 130.00-146.00 113.00-137.00 108.00-125.00

160.00-175.00 151.00-168.50 141.00-155.00 133.00-145.50 119.50-136.00

150.00-174.00 140.00-162.00 135.00-150.00 120.00-132.00 120.00-132.10

137.98

145.55 165.79 150.00 150.46 158.50

136.48 143.91 136.19 136.83 137.07 136.10

145.95

145.24

161.13

135.45

155.21

140.84

158.19

4/25/17

Uneven

164.37

141.03

* *

149.59 135.34

154.81 157.69

138.92 **

** 163.89 157.75 159.09 148.72

145.28 143.18 139.80 143.35 133.94

148.20 158.72

145.03

** 165.01

MAY 8, 2017

136.51

145.70

800.00-1375.00 † 1075.00-1500.00 † 1300.00-1575.00 * None Reported †

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 4/26/17

137.40

950.00-1600.00 †

Ozarks Regional West Plains 4/25/17

136.53 133.62

158.52

pairs

1500

126.26 **

155.15

Not Reported * Not Reported †

1000

137.50 132.98 132.46

147.18

7 Higher

496

150.00 150.00

2500

Not Reported *

Welch Stockyards

500

162.86 148.17

156.96

1500

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy None Reported † Ash Flat Livestock 700.00-1300.00 † Benton County Sale Barn 1185.00-1725.00 † Cattlemen’s Livestock 1000.00-1150.00 * Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs Not Reported † County Line Sale - Ratcliff 800.00-950.00 †

(Week of 4/23/17 to 4/29/17)

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

4.74

133.58

149.95

880.00-1310.00 *

cow/calf

140.72 133.41

1060.00-1350.00 †

1000

* 155.76

600.00-1400.00 † 1200.00-1525.00 *

500

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

157.11

950.00-1610.00 †

145.39

168.23 100

Feb. 17 Mar. 17 Apr. 17

heifers 550-600 LBS.

975.00-1100.00 * 825.00-1185.00 † 825.00-1425.00 †

Farmers Livestock - Springdale Fort Smith Stockyards I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards

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

600.00-1550.00 † 850.00-1205.00 † 675.00-1385.00 †

Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita

Sorghum

steers 550-600 LBS.

Not Reported † 65.00-110.00 † Prices reported per cwt Not Reported* Not Reported * Not Reported †

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

July 16 Aug. 16 Sept. 16 Oct. 16 Nov. 16 Dec. 16 Jan. 17

Week of 4/9/17

m and Large 1-3 29-38 lbs 220.00-

May 16 June 16

Week of 4/16/17

emand was good with a near owd on hand. Slaughter lambs s lower on average compared to Rams were down 30-40 cents on remained mostly steady across the de up of 69 percent slaughter and ent ewes and rams, 8 percent kid oes and bucks. All prices are per ) unless noted otherwise.

$80

850.00-1325.00 † 750.00-1150.00 *

Week of 4/23/17

4/25/17

625.00-1325.00 †

Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Cleburne County Livestock Auction County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock - Springdale Fort Smith Stockyardd I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Mid-State Stockyard North Arkansas Livestock

Week of 4/2/17

ock Market

goats

4/27/17

$120

47.00-125.00 † Prices reported per cwt

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.4175 and 40# blocks at $1.4800. The weekly average for barrels is $1.4225 (+.0110) and blocks, $1.5300 (+.0410). Fluid Milk: Milk production remains strong and above year ago levels in many major producing areas. The NASS Milk Production report notes that March 2017 milk production in the 23 selected states was 17.5 billion pounds, 1.8% above a year ago. While milk production is seasonally active in all regions, warmer temperatures in Arizona led to a slight decline in milk output but supplies, in general, remain ample for processors’ needs. Milk orders for Class I needs saw some drop-off in Florida and New Mexico. Moving nearer to the end of the month, bottling orders are mostly steady in the rest of the country. Class III processors, in the Midwest, who typically turn away spot milk offerings are taking in milk due to advantageous discounted pricing. Spot milk is moving into cheese plants from $1.50 to $5.50 below Class III prices. In most instances, markets report cream as readily available, outweighing processing capacity, but supplies tightened 0 and are not as available in East cream markets. The trend is expected to progress into the other regional cream markets. This week, Class II multiples ranged in the East, 1.20-1.28; Midwest, 1.16-1.22, and West, 1.08-1.19. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest $2.4047-2.5291.

$160

Prices Prices reported per cwtper cwt reported

Week of 4/9/17

eep &

National Dairy Market at a Glance

cows

(Week of 4/23/17 to 4/29/17)

550-600 lb. steers

$200

Week of 4/16/17

ws: Approved Individual Jersey 00-900.00, Individual Jersey 850.00, 0.00. Heifers Individual 280.00, Holstein ey Heifers 185.00-225.00, Jersey sbred Heifers Individual 160.00, 140.00, Beef Cross Heifers Indioss Bulls 130.00-250.00.

replacement

dairy sales

00-1085.00, Individual Crossbred y 875.00, Common 560.00-750.00.

12 Month Avg. -

$240

Week of 4/23/17

es reports

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

125 150 175 200 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

139.39 225

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

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

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Matt Hale wanted to be involved in agriculture from a young age.

Keeping the Family Tradition By Terry Ropp

Matt Hale began building his farming operation from the ground up at the age of 21 Matt Hale of Lincoln, Ark., is an ex- One difference was that the buildings ample of someone raised on a farm and in the later construction had more cool was determined to have one of his own. cells, only partially due to a larger size. He worked in his dad’s hen houses when Finally, he was given an option of inhe was young, and, at 16, worked jobs candescent or LED lighting. Because he for five years and discovered he wanted could see where the industry was going to stay home. Matt said, “If you work for and the advantage of energy efficiency, yourself, you always have a job.” he selected LED. In the last few years Being only 21, Matthew realized find- the size of the houses have changed from ing a loan for $600,000 to buy the land, 43 feet by 500 feet to 66 feet by 600 feet, build the houses and drill wells would the current standard for Simmons. Origbe difficult. His parents helped him out inally, all of the chicken companies had with Matt’s new land and four chicken the same size houses but now each have houses in their name for one year. Then different dimensions. he was able to get a loan and four years At the time he began, his grandfather, later another loan for an additional two Robert Hale, was also raising chickens houses with six providing a full day’s in curtained houses. Robert’s houses worth of work for him. were 40 feet by 400 feet and his gas bill The four years between building the for one flock was $9,000 while Matt’s in houses provide an interesting insight his solid-sided houses was only $3,000. and typifies the changing nature of the Matt’s electric bill was slightly higher chicken industry. To save than his grandfather’s because money, Matt built the pads of the larger size of his house himself and after he had the Lincoln, Ark. but not significantly so. first one or two built, conDuring the years that Matt struction could begin on the has raised chickens, the time others while he was buildbetween flocks has been as little ing the remaining pads. The as seven days to as much as 30 process took three months. days. Matt cleans his own houses

and can get done much more quickly than those who rely on others so he prefers a shorter time. Simmons feels the ideal time is two weeks though other factors contribute to the actual timing. Matt feels the biggest challenge is consistency both in terms of the chicks and the feed. The chicks in each house can come from a different place, thus a variety in size. According to Matt, smaller chicks have better immunity but he prefers the larger because his biosceurity system works well for him. He has learned that feed cannot be consistent because corn comes off trains and every load is different. Matt said, “I can tell the difference by how much the chickens drink and pass and simply accept the differences.” When Matt first bought his original 64 acres, only 5 were cleared, obviously limiting the number of cattle he could raise. Using his dad’s equipment, he cleared the land a little at a time and purchased additional land. He now has 120 acres and runs 100 feeder cattle at a time, purchasing 200- to 300-pound calves, buying mostly in Stilwell, Okla., during the summer and fall because he prefers wintering the smaller calves. He also likes no-eared calves that are Angus influenced animals or blacknosed Charolais and likes pre-weaned. However, Matt admits finding pre-weaned calves at that size is not typical. “Early spring is another good time to buy calves because they’re just coming out of winter are perhaps not as well cared for,” Matt said. Matt places the newly purchased calves on precondition feed for a week and then vaccinates them. He performs a second round 30 days later because of buyer preference. After the first week, calves receive a 15 percent commodity bulk feed at 5 pounds per day, per animal. They have free choice mineral with salt and receive the same well water as the chickens. “When I built the wells, I had the chicken houses in

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mind, but their central location works well for the cattle too,” Matt said. The newest addition to Matt’s operation are Boer cross goats believing Boer looking offspring sell the best. Though he has only one billy now, he is in the process of looking for another two to three, preferably papered in order to ensure a significant Boer genetic component. Matt explained one of the things he was surprised to learn was the complicated structure and percentages of papered animals. He is hoping by next year to have the nannies kid in March for a healthier animal meaning he will put the billies with the nannies on Oct. 15. Matt is hoping this will be a profitable income stream but is waiting to find out. “Everything in life is an experiment,” he said. The most important part of his life experiment are his children: Reed, 16, who is interested in FFA; Caleb, 16, who is an athlete; and Lainey, 11, who loves 4-H. “The boys, of course, insist on driving themselves to school, but I enjoy taking Lainey because it gives us some good father-daughter time,” Matt said. Chicken houses on Matt Hale’s property were built by his parents. He was able to purchase those houses within a year.

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Tim and Wendy Moore maintain a commercial herd and a custom baling operation while working full time Sometimes the best way to understand a big, complicated situation is to look at one specific story as an example. Tim Moore’s grandparents, Fate and Oleta McElroy, came to the rural Valley Springs area in 1958 with the extended family now owning and leasing 2,000 to 3,000 acres in the immediate area. “I am just the third generation here, but every time a piece of land came up

Moore Farms is an 80-acre farm with an additional 350 leased acres on which Tim and Wendy raise commercial beef in addition to alfalfa and mixed grass hay. They also have a sizable custom harvesting and baling operation. “What keeps us afloat is having multiple avenues to generate income,” Tim said. One consequence of diversified agricultural income for Tim is carefully integrated cattle and land usage. He

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for sale or lease, someone in the family purchased their land about the time he was in a position to buy it or had a work- started teaching. Tim is in the process of ing relationship with the land owner to adding additional cross fencing to augment his rotational grazing program. lease it,” Tim said. The rotational grazing causes two factors Both Tim and his wife Wendy have off-the-farm jobs. Tim has been an to come into play. One is the awareness of planning the cross fencing so ag teacher for the Valley that reorganization of his water Springs School District for 16 years while Wendy, who Valley Springs, Ark. sources which include springs, ponds and rural water will owned a successful restaumatch up efficiently. rant for 13 years, was ready Another factor resulting from to leave that environment Tim’s rotational grazing system is and now performs massage less need for fly control, spraying only therapy and hypnosis. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

when needed. For parasite control, both internal and external, Tim uses a topical pour on in the fall. Other cattle health protocol procedures include an annual Vira Shield 6 + VL5 booster, as well as a black leg vaccine with tetanus. Tim has 150 Angus-influenced mommas with a touch of Brahman to increase mothering characteristics. Though he is now trying to use replacement heifers to replace 15 percent of his oldest cows, he did purchase some cows last November when he bought a whole herd and was able to lease the land. Breeding needs are met by nine full-blooded but not registered Angus bulls. Tim raises 35 acres of alfalfa and 45 acres of mixed grass horse hay. “When we’re harvesting our alfalfa, cars are lined up waiting to purchase it because it’s so hard to find,” Wendy said. Tim sells mostly square bales, though he does offer some round bales and uses Roundup ready alfalfa so he can spray for weeds early in the spring. Insect control is on an as needed basis. Tim’s land management practices include soil testing after the first and third cuttings and again in the fall, if needed. “Testing determines exactly what we need and how much of each component in terms of our fertilizer,” Tim explained. Alfalfa affects the pH level and usually requires lime while the proportion of potash and phosphate in each area can differ. Cattle are wintered on the hay ground. Tim’s busiest time of year is summer and early fall because of custom harvesting and baling. He harvests fescue seed and wheat, and bales both square and round hay bales. Current and past students make up his summer workforce. The Moore household is full and busy with six children ranging from age 2 to 14. Showing is part of the routine, especially for the three oldest girls and his son: Gracie, 14; Olivia, 12; and Hattie, 10; Gunner, 5, while Klaudia, 4, and 2-year-old Poppy are very actively watching and learning from the sidelines. Tim loves the generational feel of his family whose agricultural roots go back far more than the three generations in Valley Springs. He still has his grandfather’s tractor purchased new in 1969,as well as his own first tractor, both of which he never intends to sell. MAY 8, 2017

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For the Love of Cattle By Terry Ropp

After a career in the US Army, the Stuckert family moved to Oklahoma and eventually began raising Herefords Farmers need to make a profit and balance conventional wisdom, and diverging from that wisdom based on observation and experimentation. Bill Stuckert is a good example of systematically diverging and then analyzing if the divergence is profitable. Bill served in the army as a First Lieutenant in the Army Security Agency and met his future wife Janis on a blind date set up by a buddy’s girlfriend. Fifty-eight years later that relationship is still thriving. The couple originated in Texas and moved to Oklahoma with their son, Bill, and daughter, Hollis Ann, after Bill was offered a more profitable position with Vinson Supply Company. Even though finances were tight, Bill loved to hunt and fish and searched until he found a 90-acre tract of rough and undeveloped land. Not wanting to see land go to waste, he added four or five cows, as much as the heavily overgrown acreage could support. Several years later Janis bought Bill his first registered Hereford female from Watson Ranch in Morris, Okla., and, as the saying goes, they were often running. “At that time I didn’t even know what bloodlines were, but was thrilled with her gift,” Bill said. Bill credits government programs with helping him get started. He applied for and was approved for 5 acres a year to help with cleanup, root plowing and sprigging in return for fertilizing according to their instructions. He did one section at a time for 7 to 10 years. Bill’s job was very time demanding, and a neighbor named Claude Simpson worked at night as a welder. The two men became friends and developed a working relationship as well. Claude had a cow or two so Bill bought the feed while Claude did the feeding, which led to Bill’s farms name of S&S Herefords. “The name had double duty standing for both Simpson and for my son as the MAY 8, 2017

second S in Stuckert and Stuckert,” Bill said with a laugh. During development of his registered herd, Bill also purchased two tracts of land in another two counties, one for first time heifers and one for haying. Today, the Stuckerts have a total of 270 acres with 45 registered mommas and one registered bull on the premises, although Bill has interest in two other breeding bulls in partnership with Rusty Jamison, a long time ranching family with similar genetics. Their partnership extends beyond sharing the two bulls because Rusty buys all of Bill’s calves at

by live cover, though I still work on improving my genetics through AI,” Bill said. Bill’s hayfield is unique. Documentation going back as far as records go indicates that the land is original prairie land. Janis, a master gardener, easily recognized the prairie grasses: Switchgrass, Eastern Gama, Sideoats Grama and both big and little Bluestem. Natural prairie grass is highly-sought after by horse people who want square bales and just ask to be stocked whenever is convenient for Bill, which means Bill can sell as much as he can raise. Bill then began to question the con-

Bill Stuckert’s first registered Hereford heifer was a gift from his wife, Janis. Photo by Terry Ropp

weaning and develops them, with some ventional wisdom that said fertilizing sold as registered breeding stock, some natural prairie grass provided no benefit to commercial breeders wanting to im- and that the proper way to use that land prove their genetics and a few going to is to place cattle on those fields in the the stockyards. winter with only one cutting in June. Bill uses some AI performed by the Bill soil tested and then custom fertilOklahoma State ized according to University veterithe results. The Tulsa, Okla. narian and stores land, especially the semen at Reproductive EntreSwitchgrass and preneurs near the university. Eastern Gamma, “AI does not work well for me responded well. in terms of expense and pregnancy He then asked the rate, so most of my mommas are bred Extension Service Serving More Than 34,000 Readers Across Southwest Missouri

what the difference was between a cow cutting the grass by grazing or him baling again. After researching, they really didn’t have an answer so Bill baled a second cutting in the fall. That hay was tested and found to be almost as high in nutrition as the first cutting. Bill discovered that conventional wisdom and granddaddy weren’t always right. Instead, for Bill, rotational harvesting for the maximum harvest that the land can support works with two cuttings rather than one on his prairie acreage. This discovery led to another. Prairie grass hay needs to be completely dry when square baled, and occasionally the weather doesn’t cooperate. In that case, Bill and his hay operation partner, Floyd Kessler of Kessler Farms, devised a method of unrolling the round bales in a barn at the proper time and then re-baling into square bales, which are then loaded into a flatbed and ready for delivery. The process is a workable solution an efficient solution for a weatherrelated problem while maintaining the quality of the hay. Because his main grazing area has insufficient cover for all the traditional round bales he purchases, Bill also developed a solution to the dampness between round bales and the ground on which they are stored. He simply brought in a load of rock and fenced off the small area from the cows. The rock drains the water away from the hay and all is well. Pasture receives attention as well. Bill fertilizes and sprays pastures every spring, spot spraying as needed, especially for Pennsylvania Smart Weed. He over seeds every year with annual rye and drags his pastures weekly to take full of advantage of cow manure as fertilizer. “I raise cattle because I love it. When I was still working, they served as a pressure release from work stress. Now they fill my days with joy and the kind of busyness that is both healthy and satisfying,” Bill said.

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Hometown: Marble, Ark. Age: 13 Parents: Shannon and Melissa Fancher 4-H Club: Clifty Clovers Club Leader: Chana Usrey What is your 4-H project and what do you like about it?

“I used to live in Kentucky and love horses, so I named my show heifer Maybelle from a name out of a book. My project includes record-keeping and I send records to the 4-H club about feeding my heifer 22 pounds a day in order to make sure I am feeding her properly. I also send pictures to the rancher we bought my heifer from, so he can see that she is gaining enough weight.”

How did you get started with 4-H?

“I’ve been in 4-H since the fourth grade, showing heifers at the Madison County Fair. I had a friend in church who was involved and said it was super fun. My parents and I went to the meeting and I loved it. I learned a lot about judging.” “When I was 11 in 2015, I won junior showmanship at the Madison County Fair. I’ve also had some interesting moments such as last year when I walked into the ring with my show stick bent because my heifer had just stepped on it. Embarrassed, I straightened it out and tried to continue as if nothing happened.”

What do you like about showing, competing?

“I love showmanship the best because you have to show your skills rather than the judging being totally about your animal. I really enjoy the competitiveness and testing myself against others while I strive to reach the top. I went to a seminar and learned how to clip and better care for my heifer, as well as being coached on my showmanship skills. I learned the most about the stance and how to hold my heifer’s head properly.”

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“In the mornings my sisters Halle and Lauren and I feed and water our show heifers together. We are homeschooled until around 2 p.m. At 5:30, p.m., I feed again, as well as work and brush the heifers. We also wash them twice a week. In addition, I help work our 200-head herd of momma cows.”

What are your future plans?

“I would like to be a veterinarian and perhaps work in horse judging as well as cattle judging at the fairs while I’m going to school.”

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ost think of barns, homes and grain bins when the word “construction” is used. I would argue, however, that the same term, when broken down to its basic definition, can be used in regards to our cattle herds. Merriam Webster defines construction as “the process or art of construction something.” To construct is defined as “to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements.” Further definition of the word “build” is “to develop according to a systematic plan, by a definite process, or on a particular base or foundation.” Jessica Allan is an One often hears the term “building the herd” agricultural lender at used when ranchers are discussing buying and Hometown Bank in selling cattle. For some, that means they are inNeosho, MO. A resident creasing herd size. For others, though, it means of Jasper County, she more than just physical numbers. They are lookalso is involved in raising ing to develop the herd, improve their genetic cattle on her family’s pool, achieve higher gains, better their efficienfarm in Newton County cies and decrease their veterinary emergencies. and is an active alumni To construct is to form by combination. We of the Crowder College Aggie Club. cattlemen and cattlewomen “construct” our herds through genetics. We combine the better qualities of a cow with those of a bull in the hopes of achieving a better product, in the form of a calf, than we previously had. To that end, we need to have a strong foundation. Just as a building is only as strong as its foundation, the same principle applies to our herds. This means that we have a select few that we use to build our herd from. These are the cows that stand out year after year, the ones we tend to keep back heifers from. Not every cow in our herd has to be top quality, but there should be some that you look to in order to increase the herd quality. With today’s technological advances, we are no longer constrained to purchasing a herd bull. While by all means it just makes common sense to keep a “clean up” bull around, through artificial insemination and even embryo transfer techniques, we can access some of the industry’s best genetics for a fraction of the price of purchasing the actual animals themselves. To build is to have a system, a process to reach an end goal. If we know what that goal is – calving ease, docility, frame size, high weaning weight – these technologies can help us in achieving those goals faster and more efficiently than perhaps our predecessors were able to. Building our herds is not a fast process, though. It is a long term investment, one that does not have an immediate return, but one that can have a high rate of return if we are willing and able to wait out the process. The cattle industry has at its fingertips the means to create, to our own minds, the perfect cow or bull. Notice the term “art” is used in the definition for construction. We use genetics as our paintbrush and our operations as our palette in our quest to build the perfect animal. In today’s cattle environment, the more value we can add to our livestock, the higher potential value we can receive back at the sale barn. Even at today’s prices, it may not make financial sense to purchase several head of genetically superior cattle. But if we start with what we have, start small, in time, with the proper management, our herds will naturally arrive at our end goals. MAY 8, 2017

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Well-constructed livestock working facilities make animal health care much easier When it comes time to work cattle on the farm, whether for sorting, tagging, vaccinating and so on, most producers admit it is can often be a stressful time for both humans and bovines. There’s typically the concern of what could go wrong, the potential of a frightened animal hurting themselves or even breaking loose from the working facility. One of the best ways to ease the stress of working cattle is to begin with a properly constructed facility – one that makes working cattle safer and easier, for both the livestock and the producer. A working facility for cattle should be sturdy. Cattle are large animals and at some point the strength of gates, fences and tubs are going to be tested. There are two commonly used designs that one sees in working facilities – curved and straight. Both have caused controversy in the cattle industry, so Ozarks Farm & Neighbor looked at the pros and cons of both.

Curved Working Facilities

Curved working facilities with solid sides were made popular by Dr. Temple Grandin, and many working facilities today are built using her designs. Her reasoning is that chutes and alleys built with 180-degree turns take advantage of the cattle’s natural tendency to want to return to where it came from, therefore keeping the cattle much calmer as they move through the facility. Another benefit to the curves is that “a curved chute works more efficiently than a straight one because it prevents cattle from seeing people and other activities at the end of the chute,”she wrote. Constructing a curved working facility with solid sides can become costly, since more materials are needed to build it. Another con to curved facilities is that some research has shown that the cows may see the solid sided curves as ‘stop signs’ instead of escape routes.

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Straight working facilities often cost less to build, especially if producers opt out of solid sides. Whit Hibbard, a lifelong Montana cattle rancher and Dr. Lynn Locatelli, a low stress livestock handling consultant in the U.S. and Canada, have suggested that straight chutes are indeed the way to go when working cattle. The reasoning behind their theory is that “if for some reason animals are uncomfortable with where we are trying to take them (e.g., into a tub) and they really do want to return to where they came from, that literally means that they will retrace their steps to do so. Going around a corner, in the animal’s mind, is not going back where they came from; it’s going around a corner into uncharted territory…It’s so different, in fact, that cattle are often unwilling to go around the curve and will stall.” Hibbard and Locatelli went on to say consequently, cattle frequently have to be driven with significant force around these turns. Grandin’s systems are designed as “driving” systems; that is, the cattle must constantly go forward through various curves. The problem, however, is that they resist going forward toward solid walls – which is precisely what happens with solid-sided curves – so the handlers often need to drive them with increasing force through the system. As a result of all these problems, solid-sided, curved. Editor’s note: Dr. Temple Grandin is considered a top expert on livestock handling equipment. Her theories have been tested and proven.

“I feel there should be more informationally accurate mainstream advertisement, more agriculturally knowledgeable reporters, and a concerted effort by agriculture to use social media.”

“I think we all ought to take advantage of the media, both traditional and social, to disseminate clear and accurate information because this is what people are listening to.”

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Getting More From Calves By Julie Turner-Crawford

Following a vaccination protocol, dehorning and castrating can increase prices received at market Cattle producers hope to get the highest price possible when selling their calf crop, but they are taking the steps needed to get that price? According to the University of Missouri Extension, the implementation of a vaccination program (unless cattle are marketed as organic or all-natural) can help keep calves healthy, thus allowing calves to grow and thrive, and bring more at sale time. According to MU, the timing of vaccination is also important for achieving an adequate immune response. Many cow/ calf producers will vaccinate with 7-way Clostridial (Blackleg) vaccine between 1 to 3 months of age. Although the calves are too young to mount a good immune response, this dose of vaccine will initiate the immune process. Administering vaccines during stressful periods, such as during weaning, reduces the ability of the animal’s immune system to properly respond to the vaccine, resulting in poor protection. Vaccination programs often recommend administering the respiratory disease vaccines two to four weeks prior to weaning, then again at weaning. Administering the vaccine prior to weaning gives calves time to respond to the vaccine, and the calves are under less stress because they are still with the cows. According to information from the University of Arkansas Extension, producers should delay working and giving booster vaccinations to calves until the stress of weaning is over, and calves are eating and drinking well. Cattle should also be treated for any internal and external parasites. Some producers also choose to implant their calves at this time. “Growth implants add value to the animal primarily by improving the poMAY 8, 2017

tential for an animal to weigh more; thus, typically increasing the total value of the animal,” Dan Childs, senior agricultural economist of the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla., told OFN. If not done prior to weaning, calves should be dehorned and castrated at this time. Failure to do so, could result in calves being docked at the sale barn. “All these practices have the potential to improve the price of the animal. The practices must be completed far enough in advance to ensure the animal is healed from the procedure(s),” Childs said. While following basic animal health protocols can help producers get a higher price on sale day, they can take the practice a step further by participating in special pre-vaccination programs. While such program have the potential to bring a higher price, there are specific practices that must be adhered to prior to the sale. “Generally, for animals to qualify for the special offerings, they must be certified by a third party to have certain attributes, such as but not limited to being weaned for a minimum number of days; males neutered and completely healed; no horns and completely healed if dehorned; received application for internal and external parasites; being immunized for certain diseases with an approved protocol; and trained to eat and drink from a trough,” Childs said. “Animals sold through the special offerings typically bring a higher price per pound than similar weight animals with no known or certifiable attributes.”

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Problems With Parasites? By Julie Turner-Crawford

Cattle and other livestock are more prone to infestations of parasites in the spring As spring ramps up, so do parasites in livestock. Parasites, however, don’t have to take over your operation. “Spring is typically the most active time of year for internal parasites,” Andy McCorkill, a University of Missouri livestock specialist said. “They often use the animal’s intestinal tract as a host through the winter months and then start shedding eggs through feces in the spring as the temperatures start to rise. In the heat of the summer, they really slow down as they can’t take the excessive heat very well.” If left untreated, parasites can seriously impact the health of livestock. “(Oklahoma State University) reported a study in the mid-1990s for the Marshall Research Station that demonstrated a 20-pound increase in weaning weights of calves treated for internal parasites, and a 25-pound increase in weaning weight for calves when both the calf and cow were treated. Parasites can compromise the immune system and allow bacterial infections to set in,” Dr. Robert Wells, livestock consultant at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla., explained. “Some fly species can take more than 30 blood meals a day per fly. Compound that by the number of flies, and this can reduce gain and animal welfare. If cattle are mobbed up in a group, there is a good likelihood they are fighting a high number of flies. This can reduce gain of the cattle as they are not eating and gaining, as well as reduce the immune status. There are several insectborne diseases such as anaplasmosis and pink-eye that can be transmitted by ticks and flies. Reducing the number of parasites also reduces the potential for transmitting the disease.” According to McCorkill, taking a few steps to prevent an infestation will save time, labor and money down the road. “Like with many ailments in life, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” he said. “Taking efforts to reduce

contact with internal parasites will help reduce the likelihood of having parasite problems in the first place.” While there are chemical controls on the market, Wells said a “natural approach” could be affective against parasites. “Rotating pastures to graze and allowing a duration of rest longer than the lifecycle of the fly you are trying to avoid will reduce available host sites. Horn and face flies require fresh manure to lay eggs. If the larvae hatch and there is no new host material to lay eggs in, it can break the life cycle of the fly,” he said. “For internal parasites, keep forage length high to reduce the ability of the worm parasite larvae to migrate up high enough on the plant leaf while it is wet to be ingested by the cow. Rotating pastures will also help break the life cycle. To treat external parasites, McCorkill said there is not a “one-size fits all” answer, but he did offer three common methods of treatment:

Feed through additives such as Altosid “Altosid works well if started early because they break the life cycle of horn flies in particular,” he explained. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t work with all types of flies and other external parasites so it is limited in its usefulness. Furthermore, flies don’t respect boundary fences; if you have cattle against a neighbor who doesn’t feed Altosid, his flies could find their way to your cattle.

Fly tags McCorkill said fly tags are a good choice to control flies and other external parasites that congregate around the head of the animal, but their range of effectiveness doesn’t generally provide control for the whole body, leaving room for udder or underline infestation. “Flies have the ability to adapt resistance to chemical treatments relatively quickly so steps must be taken to reduce the likelihood of developing

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resistance to a particular chemical compound,” he said.

Pour-on, spray, back rubber and dust bags “They share many of the same active ingredients as the fly tags so they carry the same caution about resistance issues,” McCorkill said. “With adequate coverage, they do provide fly control for the entire body, which is a nice feature. Perhaps the biggest drawback is the duration of efficacy; it is quite variable based on precipitation, but in general is much shorter lived than the fly tags and diligent use of feed through methods.” “It is best to rotate classes of chemical or drug that is used,” Wells said. “Use two methods of control during high external parasite infestation times, such as backrubs, feed-based, sprays or ear tags for external application. “ “The problem we often run into with pour-ons for internal use is getting it applied in a manner that allows the product to soak into the skin,” McCorkill added. “In order to get it to work, the use of an applicator placed as close to the animal’s skin as possible is imperative. The hair coat sometimes gets in the way. Pour-on products also require some ‘dry’ time to soak in. It isn’t advisable to treat livestock when rainy weather is in the forecast. Products labeled for both internal and external parasites available in a pour-on formula include doramectin, eprinomectin, ivermectin and moxidectin, to name a few.” McCorill added that he generally advises livestock producers to use the method that is closest to the major parasite threat. If external parasites such as lice, ticks, flies and the like are the major problem, a pour-on application is probably going to work better, whereas if internal parasites are more serious, an injectable product will be more advisable. “Sometimes, it makes sense to use an injectable dewormer and still utilize some sort of more targeted pour-on product to control external parasites. It really depends on the situation,” McCorkill said. MAY 8, 2017

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Giving Them Shelter By Klaire Howerton

Providing livestock with some type of shelter can protect them in all types of weather With the wild weather that can often occur here in the Ozarks, it’s imperative that livestock have some form of shelter or protection from the elements. Not only is it good animal husbandry to give your stock some shelter from the weather, it can also be critical to their survival, especially in a geographical area that can incur ice and temperatures well below freezing and periods of drought that come with triple digit thermometer readings. “If you have toxic tall fescue, then shade is essentially mandatory, because even low levels of toxicity will elevate the cattle’s temperature and make them seek shade or other means of cooling,” Dirk Philipp, associate Professor of Animal Science for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture said. “If you have non-toxic fescue, you will get away without providing shade in fall, winter and spring. But during summer, shade should be provided in some form. The temperatures in the Ozarks are just too high to rough it.” Even during a season of mild weather, livestock will appreciate having shade, warmth and windbreaks. Here are a few things to consider when you construct your shelters. Size and Detail: When you’re planning the construction of your livestock shelters, the classic picture of a big red barn with white trim and a weather vane will probably come to mind. Realistically, farm animals don’t often need anything quite so large and detailed – not to mention costly. A simpler, cheaper, run in shed style shelter will generally suffice. The size of the shelter will depend on the size of your animals; one to two horses can comfortably fit in a three sided 14-foot-by-14-foot shed, where as a herd of cows will need one big open floor plan barn or several small shelters out in the field. Hogs and sheep can bed down in a short shelter, with a ground MAY 8, 2017

to ceiling height of 4 to 5 feet. Shelters should be built with a sloped or pitched roof to facilitate rain and snow runoff. Livestock are more likely to utilize the shelter out in the field if it has a large doorway, or if one side is fully open, so as not to make them feel trapped. Material and Construction: As far as materials for your livestock shelters go, you are limited only by your imagination. Some of the most commonly used materials are 2-by-4s and barn tin; other more creative options are pallets, PVC pipe and tarps, shipping containers and even straw bales. Whatever materials you choose, make sure that they are safe for your livestock and that you minimize strings, protruding hardware and sharp edges. The overall construction of your shelter will ultimately determine how long it will last; Greg Samuel, owner of Portable Livestock Shelters in Seymour, Mo., said “We screw everything together, this way after years of dragging (shelters) around, the screws will still be holding tight.” Shelters don’t have to be fancy to provide a respite from the weather, especially when they are just seeking shade in the summer. “Our solution was to use moveable shade structures with simple cloth on top,” Phillips said. “These structures can be moved around to prevent complete loss of forage from hoof traffic. Cleaning the Shelter: While it’s nobody’s favorite job, cleaning out livestock shelters of old bedding and manure is a highly-recommended practice – it helps stop the spread of disease, keeps pests to a minimum, and makes the farm look and smell better. One of the easiest ways to design your shelter to be cleaned efficiently is to make sure it is portable. “That way you can move the building and leave the manure there and clean it up once the shed has been moved,” Samuel advised.

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