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In This Issue Rumors - Everyone’s Talking About It Just A Thought - Columnists & Editorials Jerry Crownover, Dusty Richards, Lynzee Glass 7-20 Meet Your Neighbors How They’re Doing Things Down the Road Eye on Agribusiness, Ozarks Roots, Town & Country, Agriculture’s Youth 14-15 Markets 21 Ag-Visors - Advice from the Professionals The Udder Side of the Story with Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, DVM 22-26 Farm Help - Making Farming a Little Easier What Do You Say, Farm Calendar, Auction Block 27 Classifieds 2
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ith cattle thefts on the rise around the country, more and more cattlemen are returning to the ways of yesteryear by branding their livestock. Branding with either a hot iron or a freeze brand is a permanent way of identifying the animals and serving as proof of ownership in the event the cattle are ever stolen. My father and I started branding back in the 1960s, primarily as a way to know which were mine and which were his, but it’s a tradition I’ve been proud to continue. Back then, Dad applied a simple “C” to the left hip of his cattle, while mine wore the letter “J” in the same location. We ordered the brands from a farm magazine and chose letter brands because they were the cheapest, but I always admired the more expensive, custom-made brands that could be made to order. Long-time cattlemen can readily identify some of the more famous brands like the one from the King Ranch that adorns everything from high-end leather furniture to deluxe models of Ford trucks. Even non-farmers of a certain age will remember that the brand
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from Ben Cartwright’s Ponderosa ranch resembled a pine tree (Ponderosa Pine, no doubt). Brands don’t have to be fancy or elaborate, but they do have to be unique. A rancher in this state can’t register their brand if someone else already uses that symbol, but I’d sure encourage everyone who raises cattle to get a unique brand and get it registered. I know I’ve done my best to convince neighbors to do so – and some of them, like my friend Ronnie, are really surprising me. Ronnie is getting on in years and had already retired from the cattle business once. He had been renting his pasture and selling hay for the past few years, but decided to get back into the cattle business last fall. He bought several cow/calf pairs and took them through the winter. I encouraged him to get them branded, but he kept coming up with excuses for why he didn’t. Last Friday morning, as we met for coffee, the elderly gentleman confided that he had begun branding. “Great!” I congratulated him, “What’s your brand look like?”
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ave you ever wondered which country the beef you see in the meat counter comes from? It never used to say the country of origin, did it? You couldn’t tell if it was ground or packaged in Mexico or South America. Worry no more; it will soon be on that package you pickup in the meat market. American cattlemen have wanted this for years, but store chains that handle cheap meat from other countries in order to compete with U.S. beef fought such labeling. I think this is a win-win for American ranchers. American beef is a neat, clean product, processed under a stringent U.S. government meat inspection program that ensures consumers of a sure product. I have no doubts Canadians do the same, but after that my idea of foreign meat inspection and sanitary conditions is questionable, so I would not buy it. But that is up to the individual and what they choose to feed their family. There was a book written back in the 1920s by Upton Sinclair called “The Jungle.� It is a scathing fictional book about the meat processing industry in the United States that changed the entire meat processing system at the public urging of Congress. The book is set against a background of European immigrant workers working dangerous jobs for long hours and low pay. A good example from the book was when a worker slipped and fell into a huge boiling vat of melting lard and his body was never recovered. Sinclair’s novel brought out some of the grimiest things that were going on in the industry. Congress began hearings and news headlines screamed for laws to stop the unsanitary ways. Stringent laws were written requiring
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plants to become sanitary, humane and all animals slaughtered to be inspected by certified veterinarians. The laws followed as the industry marched into a new world that called for testing of harmful chemicals. Today, they can detect parts per million of toxic things and things otherwise unsafe for people to ingest. With all the cleanup, strict sanitation and animal health, I would have no problem eating a protein product processed in the United States under the USDA inspection program. People from time to time ask me about poultry processing. I spent 34 years working for Tyson Foods as management in the poultry production division. In those years I spent time in plants processing broilers and working around their labs – I was always impressed with the concern for quality. When your bread and butter is your life and future, you better be concerned about that quality of the package of cut up chicken or the dish cooked for the consumer. One bad deal could be the embarrassment that hurts your company forever. There was never an embarrassment – because there are so many sanitary and safety checks by the company and the USDA inspection right down to the individuals on the line. Would I eat a Tyson Chicken? Yes, and I would not have a fear of any health repercussion. Now you’ll know where that meat came from. God bless America and all of you. Western novelist Dusty Richards and his wife Pat live on Beaver Lake in northwest Arkansas. For more information about his books you can email Dusty by visiting ozarksfn.com and clicking on ‘Contact Us’ or call 1-866-532-1960.
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ust this past week I read an online article posted on a local news channel’s website about an alpaca farmer in Rogersville, Mo., who shot a bear on his property. The article stated that the man’s herd dogs had the bear cornered. When the man heard the commotion he went outside, shotgun in hand, and saw that the bear was angry and pawing at his dogs. That’s when the farmer took matters into his own hands and shot the bear. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) bear sightings and nuisance complaints in Missouri have increased significantly over the past 10 to 15 years. From the news stories I’ve read this must be true. A man in Hurley, Mo., in Stone County, boarding Arkansas, recently emailed another news channel pictures from his game camera. His game camera
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captured images of a bear feeding on corn from his feeder. According to his camera the bear hung around for three days before moving on. This comes as no surprise to me since the location is so close to Arkansas. Like any wild animal looking for food, bears will migrate. Last May, in Lebanon, Mo., where Ozarks Farm & Neighbor – Missouri is headquartered, there where three bear sightings. MDC believed it to be the same bear all three times and even said that the bear had ear tags indicating it was part of a bear tracking study. It was reported that the bear posed no real threat other than to beehives and birdfeeders. Also, last year a small bear was spotted right in town, roaming the streets. I, myself, think it is fascinating. Bears were once native to Missouri and I think it is great to see them returning.
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Continued from Page 3 In a surprisingly quiet and almost secretive manner, he answered, “I’ll show you the design tomorrow.” Being a man of his word, Ronnie arrived at the coffee shop on Saturday morning, carrying an old, long-tailed, work shirt that I thought I had remembered seeing him wear earlier in the week. He unfolded it carefully to show me and the other men a perfect, two and one-half inch diameter burn hole in the lower left bottom of the back of the shirt. “I guess that’s my brand,” he declared. On Thursday, he had hired a welder to help him repair some of his metal corrals. After cutting a piece of pipe with a torch, the operator slid it down the work area to cut the other end, not realizing that Ronnie was bent over picking up another piece of pipe. The hot end met Ronnie’s rear end, burning through the shirt, scorching his jeans,
and imprinting the perfect “O” on his left hip. After everyone quit laughing, I asked him if it was going to be the lazy O; or maybe the bar O; or could it possibly even be the crooked O? After pondering the question for a few seconds, Ronnie replied, “Based on my first reaction when I got branded, I guess it would be the O @#$%.” Jerry Crownover is a farmer and former professor of Agriculture Education at Missouri State University. He is a native of Baxter County, Arkansas, and an author and professional speaker. To contact Jerry about his books, or to arrange speaking engagements, you may contact him by calling 1-866-532-1960 or visiting ozarksfn.com and clicking on ‘Contact Us.’
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Meticulous Milk Plans Pauline Thiessen purchases new acreage with buildings to expand her dairy dreams By Terry Ropp s every producer in agriculture knows, starting a new farm is an expensive and complex process. Pauline Thiessen seems up to the challenge. She has worked at Ozark Natural Foods in Fayetteville, Ark., for 16 years, the last four as produce manager. During that time she put herself through college. Being in charge of $2 million worth of produce annually has taught her the value of careful and meticu lous planning as well as general management skills. Thanks to some inherited money in addition to money her parents had set aside for her when she was
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very young, Pauline is currently moving from a small dairy goat hobby farm operation east of Fayetteville to a recently purchased 70-acre farm outside of Berryville, Ark. The Berryville property contains structures built in the 1990s so renovation rather than new construction will be possible, a huge financial advantage. Pauline has rented the Fayetteville property for the last six years. Her family roots are agricultural so the progression from living in Fayetteville to the small hobby farm outside of Fayetteville was in her blood. There she adopted a natural lifestyle, which included raising her own garden and a few dairy goats to produce milk for herself, her friends and neighbors. She started with three does and began what she calls her, Berryville, Ark. “goatie adventures.” In other words, she had to immediately learn how to trim hooves, milk properly and rent a buck as well Fulton
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“I work with farmers all the time and really want to be on the production side of the counter.” said Pauline Thiessen of her dairy expansion goals. as manage breeding. Linda Coffey of Fayetteville, a successful dairy goat farmer, was of tremendous help. They met during an Armed Farm Conference for vets who want to become farmers, and she saw firsthand how it was possible to maintain a large goat herd in spite of its labor intensity. As part of her duties on the producers grant committee for the Southern Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education Program, which covers 13 states as well as the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, Pauline traveled to another successful goat farm in Alabama which had two milk processing units, a system she intends to mimic.
Pauline said, “After six years here near Fayetteville, I decided I was crazy enough and loved goats enough to try this full-time. I work with farmers all the time and really want to be on the production side of the counter.” Pauline has developed a detailed but time flexible five-year plan with the end goal being a fully productive dairy and cheese making facility with 40 milking does. She feels she has two major challenges. The first and biggest is to be well-versed and up-to-date on codes. She plans to convert the chicken house on the farm into a milking, processing Continued on Next Page
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Continued from Previous Page and storage facility. That process is going to begin by cementing half of the house and providing appropriate foundation work. Pauline said, “I don’t want to run into problems like having to move an electrical box 5 feet.� Consequently Pauline intends to submit her plans before making any structural changes. Because codes are constantly changing, she feels it’s best to continually keep in close touch with the USDA for current standards. Pauline feels her other challenge is maintaining the health and welfare of her animals including parasite control. The first step in that process is to develop a mobile solar electrical fencing system that will allow her to rotationally graze for natural parasite control. Another part of the process will be improving pastures by seeding with additional seasonal forage such as clover and chicory in order to round out their natural diet. One of the advantages of Pauline belonging to several organizations as well as Ozark Natural Foods is her awareness of markets for raw dairy milk and cheese. In addition to farmers markets and local
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Arkansas Legislature passed Act 816 of 1995, which allows the sale of up to 100 gallons of raw goat milk to be sold in a month. This is provided that the customer comes to the farm. retailers, Pauline is hoping to eventually produce cheese for restaurants because that market will require less packaging due to a larger volume. She learned some of her cheese making skills, as well as canning and quilting from her grandmother who was also named Pauline. Her grandmother’s maiden name translated from German means seven mornings so Pauline has decided to honor her grandmother and name her new venture Seven Mornings Farm. Pauline said, “I am ready to take on the next 30 years of my life. I am taking careful steps now so in 30 years I can sit under the trees I planted on this farm and sip lemonade while I watch raspberry zinger sun tea slowly brew in the hot July sun and goats play in the pasture.�
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Switchboard Creates Family History For more than 100 years Prairie Grove Telephone Company has kept rural Arkansas in constant communication By Terry Ropp n the 1800s, a Prairie Grove, Ark., medical doctor named Dr. E. G. McCormick decided to try something new. The telephone had been invented about 15 years earlier, and he decided having one in his office and one in the drugstore several blocks away would enhance his ability to service his patients. Therefore in 1888
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he purchased two telephones, which operated much like an intercom system and were among the first in the state. Dr. McCormick was civically active being involved with road construction, canning and a charter member of the Presbyterian Church incorporated in 1906. Also in 1906 he decided to start a telephone company with M. M. Collier of local drugstore fame by purchasing a switchboard and beginning to provide phone service to Western Arkansas. In the 1920s the company hooked up with Fayetteville and became one of the longest lines in the state at the time. In time his sonin-law, James Parks, took over the company, which has remained in the family throughout its history and is now owned by only four shareholding family members. As of 2011 there were 762 telephone companies in the United States. The reason for the large and mostly unknown number is that rural areas are high-cost areas and require a different approach than the regular large telephone company cor porate model. The smallest company, in the state of Washington, had only 15 lines while the Prairie Grove Company was the 153rd largest in the country. The company is known for staying
as close to the cutting edge as is possible for a rural company which faces special challenges. In the 1950s the company contracted with Photo by Terry Ropp David Parks, PGT president Bell for operator services and by 1977 was completely a single-line rural areas often feel safer having a lanservice rather than using multiple party dline, and even though young people lines which serviced 48 customers each. are most comfortable with the cell The company was the first all private line phone, I don’t think our averages will multi-exchange company in the state of ever approach the national ones. Arkansas. David Parks, the current presi- Nonetheless the company has had to dent and great-grandson of Doctor evolve to remain viable.” Deciding which innovations to make McCormick, said, “I remember the conversion days. People treated us like we is not always a simple process. The were Santa Claus and gave us all kinds of company decided not to get into some cookies and coffee and goodies because areas such as cable TV service but has invariably every party line had one mem- and is continuing to actively pursue high-speed broadband Internet service. ber who used the line excessively.” David’s father, Donald, and his uncle It’s been a 15-year transformation, Barry, worked and ran the company for which started with dial-up and has proover 50 years with Donald managing gressed to an average loop length of the office while Barry was in charge of 5,000 feet which provides 10 to 15 the outside operations. They faced megabits per second, highly competimany challenges including a terrible ice tive with many cities. One government storm in 1949 that toppled almost all of program has been of tremendous help the company’s poles and left only 85 to rural customers and has now evolved customers with service out of the then a broadband plan to help with the high 2,000. People were hired, customers cost world companies. David said, “This business is conhelped and within six weeks service was restored. David began working for the stantly evolving due to technological company in 1980. He said that one of changes, competition and new reguthe recent biggest challenges they have lations. Our competition covers only 12 faced was the advent of the cell phone. percent of the land but 57 percent of Initially they were in a limited partner- the population base. We are here to ship with Alltel for 20 years but sold out serve the rural community. It is an when Verizon bought Alltel. In 2001 interesting business with interesting the Prairie Grove Telephone Company people during interesting times. Things had 10,000 lines, which has decreased change constantly and quickly.” to 7,200 but is a far smaller decrease than the national average, which is 43 percent wireless. David said, “People in
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Products: Duncan Outdoors has a service department with most of the staff working there for 15 to 20 years. Duncan Outdoors has a wide variety of products to sell including Kubota compact tractors, Yamaha and Kawasaki motorcycles, side-by-side vehicles and four-wheelers. They also sell War Eagle boats and Yamaha outboard motors and generators. They have recently added the Bad Boy mowers to their product line. They also sell large scale lawn equipment. They are glad to offer service after the sale. Tips for success: “The secret to success in this business is to work hard every day. Know what your objective is and work on that every day. If your employees know you’re committed to taking care of the customer then the employees will become committed to taking care of the customer. Y o u have to give just as much attention to the guy purchasing a push mower as you do the guy purchasing a $50,000 tractor.” Story and Photo by Benjamin Dyson
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Continued from Page 9 locations,” Zack said. “Farm Box Delivers goes directly to the farmer, talks to the farmer and knows what we are getting. We are a sustainable business which supports communities, local farmers, artisans and vendors.” “We worked for eight months trying to build relationships with farmers, artisans and vendors before we began making deliveries,” he said. Farm Box Delivers’ emphasis is on local, organic and all-natural foods. “We can’t grow everything here. Our preference is to bring in products locally, regionally and then nationally. Farm Box Delivers wants to support our local economy, regional economy and our nation.” Farm Box Delivers is trying to develop a better local farm system. “We take orders online, call the farmer with our needs and they deliver only the products we need,” Zack said. “There is no waste. The farmer has an idea of what he needs to grow and picks only what he can sell. Our farmers have a better consistent flow of demand for their food.” Farmers get paid on delivery; have a direct and maintained link to customers and advertising through Farm Box Delivers. “The large hurdle for us to compete with industrial farms is to get prices down so people can afford our food,” he said. Farm Box Delivers believes in fostering long-term partnerships with their suppliers by giving them a fair and sustainable price for their products. “My relationship with Farm Box Delivers is good. They wanted the freshest produce and I got a place to sell more products. We get name recognition and free advertising. I have more time to work in the field because they can even pick up my produce if I can’t get away,” said Dennis McGarrah of McGarrah Farms. “Farm Box Delivers treats farmers well. They have a real commitment to provide quality products to their customers,” Cherie Schenker of Schenker Farms said. “We have to change customer’s minds so they know they can buy from local
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farmers through Farm Box Delivers and change the mind of farmers so we can set our prices to be affordable to help generate demand.” Farm Box Delivers has been serving customers for just under a year and is growing rapidly with over 1,000 customers. “Our customers want transparency, traceability, to know where their foods come from and want a better product without solutions and additives,” Zack said. “They want to support community, want to be a part of something good, and want to support our local economy and sustainability.” Farm Box Delivers customers tend to be more conscience about health, about food and want convenience. “We are hoping to work with farm-to-school initiatives and develop a mobile produce market to serve neighborhoods in need,” Zack said. Farm Box Delivers supports hunger relief and works to support health and wellness. Celeste Hoskins runs two businesses and has small children. “We just love Farm Box Delivers. My grocery bill has gone down. I just use what I order, there isn’t as much waste and I don’t impulse buy like I would at a store,” she said. “We like supporting local businesses and are healthier,” she added. Emily Wulf works from home keeping records for her medical clinic. “We see a lot of health problems because of food choices. With Farm Box Delivers, I know where my family’s food comes from, that it is local, organic and healthy. Using this service makes me plan more efficiently and we have the convenience of home delivery.” “Our products are cooled and we deliver in the later part of the day starting around 2 in the afternoon until 8 in the evening when most people are home,” Zack said. Customers sign up online or by phone and can subscribe to specific items for delivery on a regular basis. “We listen to demand from potential customers for expansion,” Zack said. “We are starting to offer chef prepared meals, two and five day meal kits, vegetarian, gluten free and vegan meals.”
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Market Sale
Slaughter Cows 62.00-81.00 † 50.00-90.00† 5 64.50-75.00 † 67.00-80.00 † 49.00-93.50 † No Sale - Holiday † 64.00-84.50† 6 56.00-92.00† 55.00-89.00† 5 No Sale - Holiday † 71.00-82.00† 7 65.00-91.00 † 6 No Sale - Holiday † 64.00-87.00 * 65.00-88.00* 70.00-82.50 * 72.00-86.00 * 7 70.00-91.00 * Not Reported* 68.00-87.00 * 6
130
Slaughter Bulls 88.50-94.00 † 885.00-110.00† 93.50† 80.00-101.50 † 88.00-111.00 † No Sale - Holiday † 97.50-103.00 † † 7 79.00-105.00 87.00-102.50† No Sale - Holiday† 86.00-104.00† 83.00-112.00 † No Sale - Holiday † 886.00-105.00* 85.00-105.00* 85.00-105.50 * 90.00-107.00 * 90.00-109.00 * Not Reported * 992.00-108.00*
Decatur Livestock Auction Farmers & Ranchers - Vinita, Okla. Mo-Ark - Exeter Poor Boy Livestock Auction Stilwell Livestock Auction
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50
70
90
110
130
Ash Flat
El Reno
Ft. Smith
Green Forest
Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon Co. Goat & Sheep • 5/25/13
Receipts: 228 All goats and sheep graded by MO Dept of AgUSDA Graders and bought per cwt. based on inweights at the buying station. Offerings were made up of 88 percent goats and 12 percent sheep. Next
Heber Springs
Joplin
Ouachita
Ozark
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Siloam Springs
Springdale
STEERS
Week of 5/5/13
HEIFERS
STEERS
135.00 134.40 127.69 125.60 131.98 ** **
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141.12 138.37 134.99 128.87 136.63
Markets 143.77 154.79 144.98 146.69
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Independently Reported
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(Week of 5/26/13 to 6/1/13) Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springss Cleburne County Livestock Auction County Line Sale - Ratcliff
144.32
110
148.69 149.00
90
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70
132.99
50
Receipts: 832 Supply and demand was moderate. The supply included 55 percent slaughter and feeder lambs; 5 percent slaughter ewes and bucks; 2 percent replacement ewes; 32 percent kid goats; 5 percent slaughter does and billies; 1 percent replacement nannies. All prices per hundred weight unless noted otherwise. Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice 2-3 wooled Non-Traditional 5060 lbs 90.00-110.00; 60-70 lbs 100.00-110.00; 70-80 lbs 91.00-101.00; 80-100 lbs 90.00-105.00. Hair 60-90 lbs 77.50104.00.
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Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market • 5/28/13
157.08 141.85 145.41 138.46 152.09
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5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 124.00-127.00; wtd. avg. price 125.31. Heifers: 124.00-127.00; wtd. avg. price 125.65. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 196.00-200.00; wtd. avg. price 199.34. Heifers: 198.00-200.00; wtd. avg. price 199.89.
140.22 131.34 130.14 132.17 133.10 129.31 138.10 137.62
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Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 wooled 40-50 lbs 101.00-109.00. Hair 30-40 lbs 95.00-110.00; 40-50 lbs 100.00-108.00; 50-60 lbs 100.00-115.00. Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-2 wooled few 115228 lbs 21.00-46.00. Hair: 110-150 lbs 36.00-45.00; yearlings 55-96 lbs 82.50-96.50. Hair Bucks: 90-130 lbs 38.00-51.00. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 wooled 135235 lbs 37.00-43.00. Hair 105-130 lbs 38.00-55.00. Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids: Selection 1 40-50 lbs 180.00-186.00; 50-60 lbs 180.00-190.00; 60-70 lbs 179.00184.00. Selection 2 50-60 lbs 175.00-185.00; 60-70 lbs 165.00-180.00; 70-80 lbs 127.00-147.50; 80-90 lbs 90.00137.00. Selection 3 50-60 lbs 130.00-140.00 Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 95-133 lbs 60.00-65.00. Selection 3 90-125 lbs 50.00-85.00. Billies: Selection 1-2 85-150 lbs 95.00-116.00. Selection 3 80-125 lbs 68.00-100.00. Replacement Nannies: Selection 1-2 86-154 lbs 60.0075.00. Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 30-40 lbs 150.00185.00; 30-40 lbs 165.00-170.00. Selection 3 30-40 lbs 92.50-129.00; 40-50 lbs 77.50-85.00.
Beef Cattle
131.86 139.91 138.25 135.08
Farmer’s Livestock Ft. Smith Livestock Auction I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock OKC West - El Reno, Okla. Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola Ozarks Regional Stockyard - West Plains Tulsa Stockyards, Inc. Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Clinton Livestock Auction
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150.96 142.80 141.83 140.53 144.81 143.35 156.92 144.58
Independently Reported
USDA Verified & Reported
(Week of 5/26/13 to 6/1/13) Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Barn Cleburne County Livestock Auction County Line Sale - Ratcliff
Week of 5/12/13
HEIFERS
Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.
Stocker & Fe
150
Sale Date Receipts Trend Steers, Medium and Large 1 300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800
lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
Bulls, Medium and Large 1 300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800
lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
Heifers,Medium & Large 1 300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800
lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
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FARMERS LIVESTOCK SPRINGDALE
ASH FLAT LIVESTOCK
BENTON CO. SILOAM SPRINGS
CLEBURNE CO. LIVESTOCK HEBER SPRINGS
5/31/13
5/30/13
5/27/13
5/29/13
5/31/13
727
1215
128
210
601
Steady-5 Higher
Steady-3 Higher
Steady-2 Higher
Uneven
Steady-7 Higher
180.00-186.00 155.00-160.00 145.00-155.00 125.00 120.00-130.00
160.00-182.00 140.00-168.00 140.00-154.00 130.00-144.00 126.00-130.00
164.00-166.00 ––––– ––––– 128.00-132.00 127.00-127.00
––––– 150.00-156.00 139.00-148.00 130.00-136.00 –––––
176.00-193.00 155.00-184.00 139.00-159.50 129.00-146.50 132.00
––––– ––––– 135.00-150.00 120.00-129.00 115.00-121.00
177.00-187.00 145.00-167.00 128.00-153.50 118.00-135.00 114.00-124.00
138.00-151.00 134.00-140.00 129.00-131.00 120.00-128.00 114.00-121.00
––––– ––––– 131.00-139.00 122.00-130.00 122.00-128.00
––––– 144.00-178.00 132.00-152.00 120.00-129.00 110.00
151.00-159.00 141.00-146.00 ––––– 120.00 –––––
146.00-160.00 136.00-150.00 125.00-142.00 120.00-136.00 116.50-123.50
140.00-142.00 ––––– 118.00-130.00 117.00-124.00 109.00-110.00
142.50-147.00 139.00-153.00 129.00-139.00 122.00-129.50 120.00-122.00
146.00-158.00 137.00-148.00 128.00-145.00 121.00-131.00 –––––
COUNTY LINE RATCLIFF
FT. SMITH LIVESTOCK
I-40 LIVESTOCK OZARK
JOPLIN REGIONAL
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165.00-178.00 147.00-168.00 130.00-151.50 125.00-133.00 –––––
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––––– ––––– 130.00-133.00 120.00-124.00 117.00
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145.00-157.00 140.00-154.00 128.00-142.00 120.00-127.00 120.00-129.50
No Sale - Holiday
AUCTION BARN
No Sale - Holiday
USDA Verified and Reported
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OKC W EL RENO
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1-3 Hi
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168.00-179.00 152.00-172.00 139.00-152.00 132.00-145.50 125.00-130.00
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––––– 140.00-169.00 128.00-145.00 118.00-130.00 110.00-114.50
181.0 –––– 131.00-1 127.0 ––––
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142.00-149.00 132.00-147.00 122.00-137.00 122.00-127.50 117.00-120.00
–––– 145.00-1 138.50-1 126.75-1 122.50-1
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June Market 10, 2013 Bringing
yearend holiday volumes. Handling problems and delays were more problematic in the Northeast with some plants having to dump milk. In the Midwest, milk handling and processing went rather well. Increased processing capacity in the region was more than able to handle local milk and the limited volumes of surplus milk. Spot Prices Of Class II Cream, $ Per Pound Butterfat F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $1.8852-1.9952.
Avg. Grain Prices Soybeans
Dairy Sales
20
12
Cheese: 40 lb. blocks closed at $1.7450 with a weekly average of $1.7450 (-.0150).
Tulsa
Sorghum
15.70
15.70
15.28
15.39
10.54
10.63
10.54
10.28
10.37
7.25
7.26
7.25
6.82
7.03
6.98
6.99
6.98
6.68
6.96
8
Fluid Milk: The Memorial Day holiday proved to be challenging for processors in the Northeast, yet was a busy, uneventful period at most dairy plants in other regions of the country. Manufacturing milk supplies were very heavy over the holiday weekend in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions with some plants reporting milk volumes comparable to
Corn
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HEIFERS
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5/31/13
5/28/13
375
1450
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Uneven
2-4 Higher
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176.00-182.00 150.00-185.00 136.00-148.00 130.00-135.00 120.00-126.00
00 –– 166.00 00 –– –– 148.00 144.00 138.25 129.75
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CLINTON LIVESTOCK * AUCTION
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scheduled market date will be Saturday, June 29th. The station will be open to accept goats from 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. All prices per cwt. Slaughter Classes: Goats: Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 185.00; 61-80 lbs 165.00; over 81 lbs 100.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 170.00; 6180 lbs 150.00; 81 lbs and over 75.00. Selection 3 45-60 lbs 155.00; 61-80 lbs 135.00. Feeder Kids: 20-44 lbs 80.00. Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 under 120 lbs 75.00-80.00. Selection 3 70.00. yearlings any grade 80.00 Slaughter Bucks: yearling bucks any grade 85.00. Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 80 lbs and under 95.00-100.00. ind over 80 lbs 80.00. Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 35.00.
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turn off the key. The problem was one day I was distracted by some nuts and bolts in the glove box and my dad had to hit on the cab of the truck to get my attention. I turned off the key and luckily stopped just in time.” The Hamptons own over 3,000 acres where they run a dairy with 150 cows, raise and sell registered Quarter Horses with 50 broodmares and three studs and manage a commercial herd of 1,000 momma cows. Six generations of Hamptons have lived within 4 miles of where the ranch is now. The large
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Through changes in technology Mac (right) and Wade (left) Hampton are able to raise a better grade of cattle and buy better feed and fertilizers, which results in higher quality beef and milk. driving a ‘47 blue Chevy truck when he was 4 years old and barely able to see through the steering wheel while his dad was cutting and unloading square bales Westville, Okla. for cattle. Wade said, “My dad always told me that if it looked like I was going to hit a tree or something, just Craig
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NEIGHBORS his wife, Pauline, to the much larger Wade focuses on the commercial herd spread today is the result of long and and runs 1,000 mommas. He prefers 1/2 relentless work. The land contains large to 3/4 Beefmaster with Charolais bulls pastures, which were originally timber believing the combination produces the covered. Seeding new land usually best animal with the best meat regardstarted with Bermuda, adding Fescue less of color. and legumes later after pastures were While Mac is the one that really loves well established. Quarter Horses, most Because of the long of the responsibility and ongoing process of falls on Wade’s shoulclearing land, they ders. Wade smiled and bought a dozer. Wade said, “Dad wants ‘em, I’m not sure we’ve said, “I’m not sure we so I do the horses.� saved any money by saved any money by Mac became doing the work doing all the work ourinvolved with horses ourselves, but we selves, but we know the while his dad worked know the land and land and how it needs for the Skelly Ranch, how it needs to be to be worked. This way (as in Skelly Oil) worked. This way it it will get done exactly which at one time will get done exactly how we want.� had as many as how we want. Because of the large 45,000 acres. Mac acreage, the Hamptons said, “I liked working raised their own hay with Quarter Horses, until the drought of the and it stayed with - Wade Hampton, last two years forced me.� The horses are Adair Country Cattlemen them to buy some. sold as foals with a Wade said, “With the way things are bloodline that contains Two Eyed Jack, now, somebody could give you $1 mil- Blondy’s Dude and Zan Par Bar. The lion to farm and you couldn’t make herd used to be larger but as demand enough money on it to support your decreased so has the size of the herd. family without an off-farm income. Nonetheless, Quarter Horses are an Input costs, overhead and the economy integral part of the Hampton operation. cannot be made up through the current Wade also owns H-5 Feed and high price of cattle.� Then Mac added, Fertilizer, taking after his father who “I remember when I thought if I could also owned a feed store in Westville for run 100 cows, I’d be happy. Times 25 years. Wade sells Pro Energy Feed change, and you just can’t make it on liquid feed, bulk dairy feed, custom mix that anymore.� Mac continued by feeds and dry bulk fertilizer. To support explaining that the biggest change the fertilizing side of his business he since he began ranching is technology. rents out stainless steel fertilizer bugHe said that today you have a better gies. In addition Wade sells and uses grade of cattle along with better feed Cannonball bale beds. and fertilizers, which results in higher The next generation is in the wings. quality beef and milk. Wade and Wendy’s daughters Keina Mac runs the dairy side of the opera- (and husband, Brett), Krysti and Kenzie tion. Mac prefers to use Holstein bulls along with grandchildren Rayliegh and except for first-time heifers when he Kase will someday have the spread for prefers Jersey bulls for easier birthing. themselves. Until then Mac and Wade Breeding is controlled so that no calves are holding down the fort. are born in December, January or February and June, July or August. One reason Mac prefers the dairy side is that money comes in on a steady basis rather than twice a year as in the beef cattle business.
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from OSU with a degree in agri-business and farm and ranch management. Ellen said, “Without our sons’ dedication and knowledge this farm could not operate to this capacity.” She said her favorite time is when all the family is at the table with us. She also manages all the records for the farm and fertilizer business. That would be a full time job in itself. The farm also employs several parttime and full-time employees to assist in the daily work load on the farm. They appreciate their help and know how hard the work is first hand. The dairy herd of currently 400 Holsteins and Jersey/Holstein cross cows
are milked twice a day through their state of the art facilities. The barn built in 2011 is 54 x 300 feet long and comes complete with an office, observation deck, milk replacement preparation room for the baby calves, all temperature controlled, with back-up power resources and storage for 6,700 gallons of milk. Everything is regulated on timers so that cleaning and sanitation are in complete control. The milking parlor has air driven stanchions that rise above the cows when they are done milking 30 head on two sides. In two hours the entire herd of 400 head can be milked and sent back to their free stall area. They do not feed in the milking parlor so it helps in keeping the area very
clean. The free stall area is close by and it protects them from the elements. The stalls are filled weekly with clean sand for bedding and cleaned out daily. The cows have access to the center aisle for their free-choice fresh-chopped feed that is filled and pushed up for them twice a day. They have the life of luxury and their every need is provided for them to encourage milk production. The last milk check paid $19.30 per hundred weight. So when you divide that into what a gallon of milk costs at the grocery store they aren’t getting paid much for their product. The national average is $3.50 a gallon. Compare that to what the producer gets in return at around $1.54 a gallon. They also have to pay for freight and a fuel surcharge. So it’s not all profit. Ellen manages the baby calves and they are weaned at nine weeks old and sent to clean background pastures where they are raised to 750-800 pounds and marketed locally. They retain all their replacement females and breed all their dairy cattle natural with Holstein bulls and Jersey bulls for the first calf heifers. All the cattle are kept within a three mile radius of the home place. The crops are scattered for 50 miles and several acres are rented up and down the Verdigris River. They have plans to build another freestall barn and to increase the herd to produce even more milk for the future. The Coblentz family encourages groups of interested school children and teachers to visit to educate children so they can get a first-hand look at where the milk in the dairy section actually comes from. The Coblentz family has many commitments but their buckets are all overflowing with support for each other. You won’t find many families this hospitable and ready to visit about the business at hand.
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The Udder Side of the Story Tips for controlling mastitis By Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, DVM his article can truly be the udder side of the story. Our topic is mastitis. Mastitis is defined as inflammation and/or infection of the mammary glands. This can be caused by trauma, bacteria, yeast or fungus or viral. The most common is bacteria, which is what we will concentrate on here. Most people just want a tube of mastitis treatment to treat mastitis and be done with it. I wish it would work that way, but it doesn’t. We first need to know what bacterium is causing the infection. The only sure way to know that is by running a culture and tests. I can guess, but guessing is guessing. When we shotgun treatments we run the chance of creating resistant bacteria. This is exactly what the big wigs in Washington and all of the consumers are screaming about. And as you get more and more resistant bacteria on your farm, the harder and harder it is to get the bacteria under control. A simple classification of mastitis is environmental and contagious. Environmental cases are like E. coli while contagious is more to the bug Staph aureous. Environmental will also contain the Strep’s and most any acute infection. Contagious is a long term infection that just raises your somatic cell count and/or your bacteria count in the milk. The environmental group normally causes an infection and also
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makes the animal sick. This one we know about right away. I have also seen E. coli kill a cow within 24 hours. This is why we call this either Acute mastitis or Toxic mastitis, The Cow Killer. These infections require immediate attention and treatment. I normally treat these infections with supportive care and very little antibiotics. And since I have started this, my survival rate has increased. The goal is to flush out the toxins and bacteria. Now in dealing with the contagious side of mastitis, this is not known as a cow killer, but a dairyman killer. This is the bacteria that go from cow to cow. It will silently infect your whole herd. The only way you will know about it is on your reports from either the milk company or DHIA. You will see a rise in bacteria count or somatic cells in your milk. I have dealt with many dairymen that have had this mastitis problem. The reason I call it a dairyman killer is that it can put a dairyman out of the business, and has. Once your somatic cells for the herd get above 700,000, the milk company cannot use your milk to drink. It has to go to cheese or they do not even want it. When the milk company does not want your milk, you are out of the business. Hence, the term dairyman killer! To treat this infection we have to break the cycle and limit the infection rate. This is done by changing milking procedures, loafing areas and eliminating
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What Do You Say? What do you do to maximize milk production in your dairy herd?
“I do three things. I make sure I have good forage, a good relationship with my nutritionist and a positive attitude about the dairy industry.” JC Beaver Benton Co., Ark.
“Happier cows mean more production and that means green grass and feed all day so they’re never hungry, fresh water and good fly control.” Kaylee Youngman Adair Co., Okla.
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FARM HELP Making farming a little bit easier
Counting on Colostrum Tips for raising bottle-fed dairy calves on stored colostrum By Amanda Erichsen or the first few weeks of life, the calf depends on ingested antibodies from the maternal colostrum to protect it from disease said Dr. Andrew Fidler, instructor for the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Arkansas. “The colostrum also contains higher than normal levels of other nutrients that are beneficial to the calf.” “Usually by 3-4 days after calving the cow no longer produces colostrum milk,” said Dr. Scott Poock, extension specialist in veterinary medicine and continuing education at the University of Missouri. “In fact, the quality of the colostrum quickly lessens after calving. Therefore, it is very important to collect the colostrum as soon as possible after the cow calves and feed it to the calf.” On average the cow’s milk contains more fat and protein than milk replacer. “Typical milk from a Holstein cow will be approximately 30 percent fat and 25 percent protein (on a dry matter basis),” Poock said. “Most milk replacers will run 15-20 percent fat and 20-28 percent protein (dry matter basis) depending on the product. There are pros and cons of whether to feed pasteurized milk or milk replacer or unpasteurized waste milk.” “The colostrum should be harvested as if it were normal milk for human consumption, just in a different bucket,” Fidler said. “The best quality colostrum is collected from the dam within six hours of calving, with
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the calf being removed from the dam as soon as possible, before the calf suckles the dam. As more time passes, the colostrum is diluted by normal milk produced in the mammary gland, and the concentration of antibodies and other useful nutrients will decrease.” When using colostrum, timing of feeding is also critical. “The calf’s ability to absorb the antibodies from the colostrum quickly decreases after birth,” Fidler said. “Colostrum should be fed within six hours of birth. If the entire volume cannot be ingested within the first six hours, the remainder should be fed within the first 12 hours of birth.” According to Fidler, the colostrum should be put into zip-close bags and laid flat in order to result in faster cooling of the colostrum to prevent the overgrowth of bad bacteria. Colostrum milk can be refrigerated for one week or frozen for six months. Therefore, it is important to date the colostrum. The farmer should test the quality of the colostrum and put the cow’s identity on the stored colostrum. This information should be recorded on the calf’s record after consuming the colostrum. Milk must be stored refrigerated or frozen. It is not recommended to mix milk from different cows for a calf feeding supply, unless you heat treat the colostrum. “The most important meal the calf will ever get is the first feeding of colostrum,” Poock said. “We know this has effects on the health of the calf and lifetime productivity. It is normal to give two feedings of colostrum to a calf and that is adequate.” Colostrum from the cow is always preferred. “However, if that is not possible (poor quality colostrum, unclean colostrum, etc.) or the farm has issues with certain diseases, the colostrum replacers are a good alternative.”
In This Section – Are you storing colostrum correctly?....................................................................................................Above – Understanding nitrogen quality in manure.............................................................................................p. 23 – Tips for providing the right forages for your dairy herd...........................................................................p. 24 – Body condition is key for optimal milk production................................................................................p. 25
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Nitrogen In... Nitrogen Out The nutritional composition of manure applied to your pastures By Gary Digiuseppe Barry County and the southwest region, said there’s don’t have clovers in the field, which we do recs University of Arkansas professor of anialso a difference in the nutritional composition of ommend, then we are going to need to do some mal science Shane Gadberry points out, manure from dry versus lactating cows. A 1,400 nitrogen supplementation on the pastures.” On the the availability has increased in recent pound lactating cow, Rickard told OFN, will put out other hand, “The phosphorus and the potash values years of byproducts high in nitrogen that about 2.4 cubic feet of manure a day, compared to are such that once we get soil tests up to where they can be fed to dairy cows. “Grains and 1.82 cubic feet for a dry cow. The composition of belong, then we don’t need to be spreading either P most byproduct feeds are also fairly high in phosphoboth will be about 88 percent water; whereas the lacor K onto those pastures.” rus and forages are high in potassium,” Gadberry told tating cow will produce about 0.82 pounds of nitroDairy producers in this region use their own Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “Cumulatively, as these gen a day, 0.42 pounds of phosphate, and 0.48 manure; they don’t sell it. “We have mainly smaller nutrients are concentrated in manure, the manure pounds of potash, the dry cow’s manure will yield dairies,” Rickard explained.” “They’re either collectbecomes a valuable source of N, P and K for local about a half a pound of nitrogen per cow per day, ing manure at the parlor, and they may do it as a liqland application.” about 0.2 pounds of phosphate and about 0.4 pounds uid system where they’ll use a honey wagon to haul it However, this also means when manure is used to of potash. out, or they’ll use a manure spreader. They’re utilfertilize forage crops, the nutrients being placed on Research in Texas found supplemental inorganic izing it for either crop ground or for possibly pastures, the ground can differ in proportion to what’s being phosphorus applied to bermudagrass did not benefit and there’s really not much manure to do that with taken up from the plant. For instance, on a dry matyield, but supplemental inorganic nitrogen at 50 in order to have a source to sell.” Even bigger operater basis, bermudagrass takes up 37 pounds of nitropound/acre per cutting did. Rickard said, “In our pastors with 300-500 cows need the nutrients in their gen, 12 pounds of phosphate (P2O5) and 42 pounds ture based dairy systems, what we’re finding is if we manure for their own pastures.” of potash (K2O) for every ton harvested. The proportion of phosphorus in the manure is greater than the proportion of phosphorus in the plant compared to nitrogen and potassium, and Gadberry said, “This can result in an This diagram of the nitrogen cycle shows were in the cycle antibiotics could impact accumulation of soil phosphothe ability of denitrifying bacteria to process nitrates and nitrites in groundwater rus with continuous application over time, since manure is often applied based on plant nitrogen needs in mind.” This means, whether manure or commercial fertilizer is being used, a soil test report and yield expectations based on soil type and rainfall patterns are important for fertilization. Areas under nutrient management plans may restrict the amount of manure use based on soil test phosphorus index values. It’s also important to apply fertilizers at times that are appropriate to stimulate growth of desired plants, while minimizing chances of nutrient losses. Tony Rickard, University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist and program director for
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season component such as sorghumsudan, millet or crabgrass to supplement growth and availability of quality forage, Probert added. It is also essential to remember that fiber content varies widely in pastures throughout the year. “During heavy spring growth, effective fiber content may be too low and cows may benefit from supplemental hay or high-fiber byproducts,” Fidler said. “Many minerals, with the exception of Potassium (K), will probably also be too low, and should be supplemented to cows on pasture.” Forages need to be harvested in their vegetative state, via cow or machine, and usually 6-8 inches in height depending on species. “This maximizes the carbohydrate and protein content of the forage,” Fidler said. Rotational grazing helps to allow the forages to reach the greatest potential of quality and quantity by allowing for regrowth before cattle have the opportunity to graze it. There are a lot of variables in the role of managing pasture to achieve optimal quality and quantity – pasture species, weather, soil, fertilization, grazing pressure and etc. Fidler said, “Knowing when your pasture species is at it’s maximal nutritional quality is the important thing, and knowing how to get it there, let the cows harvest it, and then getting it back to that point, that’s the ‘art’ of it.”
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Balancing Body Condition Proper body condition can increase milk production in your dairy herd By Gary Digiuseppe he goal of body condition scoring dairy cows is to find the sweet spot. On a scale of 1-5, that’s 3.5, according to Tony Rickard, University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist and program director for Barry County and the southwest region. If the cows gain too much flesh above 3.5, Rickard told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, “then we’re going to have some metabolic issues when those cows finally freshen. If we carry less body condition score, it’s going to end up costing us milk production.” The biggest reason to have optimal flesh on the cow is the time period
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between peak milk production at 6-8 weeks after freshening, and her peak period of dry matter intake at 10-14 weeks. Rickard said the cow makes up the difference by utilizing her own tissue. “For every pound of body weight that she mobilizes, there’s actually enough energy for 6-7 pounds of milk production,” he said. “Protein does become somewhat of a limiting factor in early lactation, because in that utilization of body tissue there might be enough nitrogen or protein for only 3-4 pounds of milk.” That means if the cow is too thin, her milk production will be limited to what she can generate from food, and you’ll have lower milk output during that 2-8 week gap between peak milk and peak consumption. Rickard said, “I’d really like to just maintain body condition so that when she freshens, she’s ready to ‘jump over the mountain’ – her production is going to start rising every day
after she freshens. If we have a cow in the dry period and we dry her off at a certain body condition score, and she’s still losing a bit of condition – we’re still feeding the cow fairly well, but we’re not holding the condition that she had – then we’ve got her on a downward nutritional plane, and it’s a lot more difficult for that cow when she’s going downhill to bounce back up to the level of production that I want.” How to raise that cow to a 3.5 score? “In the south, fiber is both a friend and foe,” University of Arkansas professor of animal science Shane Gadberry Gadberry told OFN. “Warm-season forages are quite high in fiber content, and the weather over past several years has impacted when we are harvesting forages. Therefore, testing forages in the diet for nutrient composition and fiber levels is very important.” Gadberry also recommended producers
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