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Wick Dairy attributes increased milk production to forage quality improvements

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‘Everything Matters’

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Dairy Mo nth Issue Comfortable Cows Nel-Rose Holsteins sees positive results from new free stall barn

Dadeville, Mo., FFA member tops the state for FFA Dairy Production Placement Award

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OFN freelancer passes: Longtime Ozarks Farm & Neighbor freelancer Gary Digiuseppe, 60, of Maumelle, Ark., was killed on June 1, 2016, in a two-car crash on the Interstate 430 bridge over the Arkansas River in Pulaski County, Ark. In addition to his work with OFN, Gary was a very well respected broadcaster. He was the morning newscaster for First News with Kevin Miller on KARN and also provided daily newscasts for The Arkansas Radio Network.

Gary was an agricultural reporter for 35 years and a member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting since 1983. He will be missed.

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Projects from the Ozarks awarded grant funds: The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced that 13 Missouri agricultural groups have been awarded grants totaling $986,733 to assist them in adding value to Missouri agricultural products. Groups from the Missouri Ozarks that will be receiving the funding include: Idea Farm, LLC, of Mansfield ($189,999); Non-GMO Milk Steering Committee, of Mountain Grove ($42,946); Chef Chadwick, LLC, of Springfield ($54,450); the Grove Salsa Company, of Springfield ($60,390); Crabtree Farm, Inc., Montreal ($23,067); and St. James Winery of St. James ($198,272).

New Farm to Table Market opens: The city of Hollister, Mo., and Taney County have joined forces to open the new Farm To Table Market in Hollister.

The market is part of a three-tierd project that the city and Taney County are working on to grow agriculture business in the area. Justine Stewart, manager of the market, says the project is expected to add an economic boost to the community in addition to providing more access to locally sourced foods and products.

Barry County teen elected Regional Rep: Jeremiah Rittenhouse of Barry County, Mo., recently was elected as a Regional Representative to the Missouri State 4-H Council. The election took place as part of the 71st annual State 4-H Congress. Jeremiah, 18, is the first Regional Representative elected from Barry County since the 1940s. Jeremiah is a freshman at Crowder College in Neosho, and president of the Exeter Trailblazers 4-H club.

Man charged with theft and animal neglect: A man from Greenfield, Mo., is charged with theft and animal neglect after hundreds of head of cattle were rescued by Barry County deputies. The case first came to light, detectives say, when Greg DeJager, 35, reported about 50 cattle stolen from a farm he leases in Wheelerville, Mo. DeJager contracted with cattle owners to house the animals on 800 acres for a fee, investigators said. Three hundred and sixty-five cattle were removed from the property and returned to the owner. Investigators also found at least 40 head of cattle dead on the property and 125 are belived to be missing. The cattle were reported to be in very poor condition, with adult cattle being “emaciated and startving.” Prosecutors also charged DeJager with theft because detectives believe DeJager moved or sold off some of the cattle, then reported them stolen to the owners.

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Jerry Crownover – The need for speed

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Julie Turner-Crawford – Celebrate Dairy Month

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Ozark Fisheries has been producing goldfish since the 1920s

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Eye on Agribusiness spotlights Highway 64 Blueberry Farm

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Nel-Rose Holsteins strives for comfortable cows

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Town & Country features Karen Almeter

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Dade County, Mo., FFA member earns top dairy award

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Youth in Ag spotlights Spencer Ruark

Webster County, Mo., couple shares a love for the showring

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Crossbreeding: Does it work in dairy production?

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f someone ever comes up with an award for the fastest farmer in the world, have revonIw orCthe yrrpereJ yB fect nominee, and likely winner, for the prize.

I first met him not long after I moved to the farm where we now live, some 26 years Jerry Crownover farms ago. I was baling hay on a hot, Saturday afternoon in Lawrence County. He when rain clouds started approaching from the is a former professor of southwest. As my luck would have it, I broke a Agriculture Education at major piece on my baler and with all of the maMissouri State University, chinery dealers already closed for the weekend, I and is an author and professional speaker. was desperate to get the hay wrapped up before the To contact Jerry, go to rain came. Knowing few people in the area at that ozarksfn.com and click time, I drove to my nearest neighbor and asked on ‘Contact Us.’ him if knew anyone that could finish baling my hay…quickly. The neighbor made one phone call and told me that one of our other neighbors would be right over to help me out.

Within 30 minutes, I heard the roar of his tractor and could see the black smoke of the exhaust before the equipment even came into sight. As he entered my field, the neighbor didn’t even stop to introduce himself, driving directly to where my disabled baler sat, and immediately started baling. To this day, I’ve never seen anyone bale hay at that speed. I was even a little worried he might turn over at each corner, but he had the rest of my field baled in less than an hour (it would probably have taken me at least three) and a good thirty minutes before the rain started. As I have discovered, through the years, he approaches every job the same way – as if there is always a rain coming or his tractor is on fire.

Since we have met together at the same coffee shop every morning for the past several years, I’ve discovered that he was the same person as a young man. He always had the fastest car in the area, and loved to prove it to any and all challengers. Even now, as he enters his 70s, he finds a way to get a bit more speed or a little more horsepower out of every piece of mechanical equipment he uses, regardless of whether it’s a tractor, truck,

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About the Cover Stefan Wick, pictured with his children Josephine, Marcel, Caroline and Rosemary, is a dairy producer in Cedar County, Mo., and believes high-quality forage is the key to milk production. See more on page 7.

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By Julie Turner-Crawford

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airy farming isn’t for someone who wants to farm part time, or someone who wants to go out and check his or her cattle once, maybe twice, a day.

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County, Mo., where she Dairy farmers spend hours each day in their grew up on her family’s milk barns, no matter the weather, then there farm. She is a graduate is the feeding and care of bottle babies, dry aniof Missouri State mals, heifers and/or other livestock, not to menUniversity. To contact tion fieldwork. No wonder many dairy farmers’ Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 feet hit the floor well before the crack of dawn, or by email at editor@ and it is well past dark before many call it a day. ozarksfn.com.

It’s hard work.

My dad can recall milking cows by hand, then pouring the milk into the cans many people use for decoration today, and hauling the cans to the road to meet the milk truck. Growing up, we used the old cans to haul water to hogs. The old route number was still painted on the sides of some.

On a side note, if you have never attempted to lift a full milk can into the back of a truck, take it from me, it’s heavier than you might think.

Why do dairy farmers head to the milk barn twice a day, each and everyday? Dairy farmers would laugh if we said it was for the money. For many dairy farmers, it’s simply a way of life; a life they have chosen for themselves and their families. For others, it is a long-standing family tradition that is just a part of who they are, who their parents and/or grandparents were. You might say it’s a part of their DNA. Let’s also not forget the growing number of dairy goat operations in the Ozarks.

The dairy goat industry allows those who might not have the land, the resources or the desire to go into dairy cattle the opportunity to offer milk or goat milk-based products,

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Submitted by: Julie Turner-Crawford, Phillispburg, Mo. 1 to 2 pounds cooked and shredded roast beef 2 cans beef broth 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 small container sour cream 1 16-ounce package of extra wide egg noodles, cooked Salt and pepper to taste In a large pot, bring the two cans of beef broth, plus one can of water, to a boil. Add roast beef and allow to summer for 10 minutes. Gently stir in cooked egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup and sour cream, reduce heat. Allow to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until mixture thickens.

Note: Recipe can easily be doubled for larger quantity.

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Continued from Previous Page such as soap and cheese, to consumers. In high school, I actually milked goats for a neighbor for a little while. The first day I went to the nearby farm to learn my duties, I was prepared to milk the girls by hand. I was a little surprised to find there were actually milking machines for goats. Each goat knew her place in the barn and there was no wrestling them into the stanchions. It was a learning experience.

There has also been an increase in the number of sheep dairies over the last decade. According to the website mikingsheep.com, while it isn’t typical to drink sheep’s milk, it is usually higher in fat and protein than goat and cow milk, making it an excellent milk for cheesemaking. More cow and goat milk is required than sheep’s milk to make the equivalent amount of cheese. A quick Internet search showed cheese could be purchased from a Wisconsin sheep dairy for $14.45 a pound for feta cheese, up to $21.50 a pound for an awardwinning truffle cheese. Pricey stuff.

As I have written in this space previously, our dairy producers face opposition from anti-animal agriculture and animal rights groups, and are branded as bad people who are cruel to their cows and calves, all for a paycheck. Those groups have obviously not seen the cost of inputs. Many farmers are lucky to break even.

Raw milk, goat milk and sheep milk producers are not immune to scrutiny.

PETA has taken a hard stance on all dairy production in recent years, crying the same foul it has about cow dairies for the last decade.

Organizations like PETA are too jaded from incorrect information, most of which was conjured up by their own people, to see what actually happens on our family farms, the passion we have for our industry and our concern for the welfare of our animals.

As we celebrate National Dairy month, make it a priority to salute our country’s dairy farmers with an ice cold glass of moo juice, a slice of sheep milk cheese or a cup of goat milk yogurt in support of all dairy producers in the Ozarks.

After all, they are special people. **** Sadly, the OFN family is mourning the sudden loss of longtime freelancer Gary Digiuseppe of Maumelle, Ark. Gary was a great asset to Ozarks Farm & Neighbor and to the agriculture community. Gary was killed in a car crash on June 1 in Arkansas.

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It’s All in the Forage

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Wick Dairy attributes increased milk production to forage quality improvements Sweetened condensed milk is often a common ingredient in baked goods and desserts. Chances are that can of condensed milk originated from milk produced by the cows at Wick Dairy, located near Stockton, Mo. Wick Dairy is owned and operated by Stefan and Mary Wick, along with their children Isabelle, Veronica, Josephine, Samuel, Caroline, Rosemary, Marcel and Ava. Prior to moving to Stockton, the Wicks lived in Stillwell, Okla., where Stefan operated a confinement dairy in partnership

Stefan Wick, pictured with his children Marcel, Josephine, Rosemary and Caroline, moved to Missouri from Oklahoma in 2001.

In 2001, they moved to Stockton and established a grazing dairy.

“It was just a beef farm and we converted it over to a dairy,” Stefan said. He built the milking parlor, which is a New Zealand style Double 10 Swing-over.

He started the dairy with Holstein cows, but over the years he has added Jersey cows and uses Jersey bulls.

“We are going to go to all Jersey, eventually. They do better grazing, are heat tolerant and breed back better than Holsteins,” Stefan said.

Photo by Megan Richner

The Jersey breed is noted for high butterfat production. According to Oklahoma State University Department of with his late brother, Norbert Wick. Ste- Animal Science, “The Jersey produces fan wanted to branch out on his own but more pounds of milk per pound of body weight than any other breed.” continue in the dairy business Another advantage of the Jersey so he looked at relocating to breed is that their milk has the poWisconsin or Missouri. tential to receive a premium price “We looked all over Southsince it can be sold on compowest Missouri; we looked at nents. The milk from Wick North Missouri, too. We de- Stockton, Mo. Dairy is sold to Central Equity cided to stay in the area where Milk Cooperative and manuwe had milk competition and factured into condensed milk. milk buyers,” Stefan said.

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Currently, the Wicks are milking 96 cows, which they rotationally graze on 190 acres.

They intensively strip graze their milking cows and rotationally graze heifers.

“We mostly had fescue here and then we converted it over to alfalfa mixed with Orchardgrass,” Stefan explained.

The milking cows are moved to a new paddock every 12 hours, twice a day, which coincides with their milking schedule.

“We do 60 percent calving in the spring and about 35 percent in the fall.

We average about 44 pounds per cow,” Stefan said. “In the spring, it’s higher, probably closer to 50 pounds, and in the fall it goes down to 35 pounds per cow, per day.”

He retains the heifers, but sells bulls at 5 days of age.

Stefan has seen an increase in milk production since he started grazing his cows on high quality forages.

“We do warm-season and cool-season grazing,” he said.

He has a variety of paddocks consisting of different forages, such as alfalfa (which is 50 percent of his acres) oats, Sudan grass and wheat.

Stefan contributes his cows’ high milk production to the alfalfa, but is aware that bloat can become an issue if the cows are not closely monitored. Stefan will allow the paddocks to rest around 20 to 30 days, depending on regrowth.

“The forage quality, that’s where they can gain more milk, they will produce more,” Stefan remarked. “Rotational grazing is better for the grass, and to build up the fertility of the soil.” He has seen an improvement in organic matter, forage quality and increased soil fertility. All of this has allowed him to increase the amount of forage he is growing per acre.

One challenge Stefan has been faced with is low milk prices.

“You always must be willing to adapt with the changes,” he remarked.

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Rich Townsend is originally they don’t agree on which age is their from Indiana, his wife, Theresa, favorite to show.

Rich would rather show cows, while is from Arkansas. They met at the Arkansas State Fair and have been mar- Theresa prefers heifers.

“I just like the heifers best,” she said. ried almost 18 years.

The couple now lives in Webster “There’s a lot of work involved in cows.

County, near Elkland, Mo., at their Heifers aren’t quite as much work.”

“I think cows are easier because they’re Hawk Pond Farm.

Rich and Theresa have Jerseys, Ayr- more mature,” Rich said. “Heifers can be shires, Guernseys, Holsteins and Milk- so easy-going and then all of a sudden ing Shorthorns. All their cattle are reg- they’re goofy.”

When it comes time to step into the ring, istered. The Shorthorns are not kept on however, there aren’t many differences. their farm.

“They’re about the same, but a cow can They have 75 heifers and cows, and are currently milking 36. That number will be cantankerous once they’re full of milk,” Theresa explained. “They get fussy bebe up to 50 by fall. cause they’re uncomfortable.”

In addition to raising catShe went on to explain the added tle, the couple showcases work involved in showing a cow. their animals by competing in “You have to bag them,” she said. various local, regional and na“Rich is the one who bags them tional shows.

Elkland, Mo. and he has to figure out the If they could only have one hours; how many hours he’s breed of cattle, the Townsends going to need in each quarter.” agreed it would be Jerseys. But Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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meet your neighbors Rich added, “When you go to the shows and you’re bagging, to a certain point they’re OK. But you’re trying to put 20 hours of milk in them. They’re used to being milked every 12 hours, so you have to start watching them for leaks. So there’s not a lot of sleep involved with cow showing. You want the udders full to the point that it looks good. You can do it to the point where it looks bad.”

They agree that the most difficult to show is a heifer in heat. They keep records so they will know when a heifer will be in heat.

“Show days are Thursdays and Fridays.

If she’s due to be in heat on Thursday, we don’t want that,” Rich explained. “So we’ll short cycle her, so she’s off schedule.”

The Townsends show everything; cows, calves, heifers, but no bulls.

“Bulls aren’t shown in the dairy breeds, except for Shorthorns,” Theresa explained, adding that she expects all dairy bull shows to be eliminated in the future.

“Dairy breeds are so much more dangerous than the beef breeds,” she said.

Rich added, “And there’s so much AI now. The reason to show bulls is to sell your bulls.”

How many animals they take to a show depends on location.

“When we go to the Ozark Empire Fair, we’ll take as many as we can because it’s close and we can make two trips,” Theresa said of the Springfield, Mo., fair. “I think we took 18 last year. But when we went to Little Rock (Ark.), because it’s so far down there, we just take one full trailer, and I think we took 10.”

They show at their county fair, the Ozark Empire Fair; Little Rock, Ark.; Madison, Wis.; and Louisville, Ky. Only the best go to the national show.

Two years ago, they had the supreme champion at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. “It was a dream come true,” Theresa said.

Hitting the road to the shows is an expensive venture, but the competition calls to the couple.

“Milk prices are terrible and people are down, but yet here we are planning for the shows,” Rich said. “We’ve got high hopes. We’re looking at some major shows and being contenders. That’s what keeps us going.”

Theresa believes one of the biggest mistakes people make with show cattle is “getting them too fat.”

She said her husband is guilty of over conditioning, which he admitted to.

“They don’t show well if they’re too fat,” Theresa said. “If they’re fat, especially in a milk cow, it shows that she’s not milking to her capacity. She’s putting more of what she eats on her back instead of making milk.”

There is no one thing that they give extra attention to when preparing to show. Rich said, “Everything matters.”

Showing cattle is something the Townsends prepare for year-round. They know what it takes and have been successful. As for future plans, Rich smiled and said, “We’d like to breed another national champion or two.”

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Ozark Fisheries began supplying goldfish to discount stores in the 1920s

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In 1926, Oklahoma oilman F. Lawrence Bailliere and Dr. Charles A. Furrow, a Tulsa dentist, purchased 97 acres of land in Camden County, Mo., with the intent of starting a trout hatchery, utilizing the natural spring located there.

The trout business, according to Bailliere’s grandson and Ozark Fisheries President Lawrence (Larry) Cleveland, only lasted two years because of remoteness of the hatchery and the lack of a nearby market, but a boom in the goldfish market opened a new door. Ozark Fisheries is Missouri’s longest-operating commercial fish farm and one of the most significant suppliers of goldfish in the world.

“The story that goes my grandfather had fraternity brother who ended up with one of the big chain stores,” Larry said. “(Stores) realized the opportunity; they could have goldfish in the back where little Johnny and Suzie would drag their parents all the way through the store to see. As you are going through the store, you could see all of the other things for you to buy, kind of like an impulse buy, so it really impacted their sales. It was a gimmick back then.

“This fraternity brother connected with my granddad and told him if he could switch over and raise goldfish, and have them year round, they would buy all he could raise. That’s how it all got started.”

While researching information to aid them in the production of goldfish, Dr. Furrow, came across Roy Nakashima, a graduate from the Imperial School of Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan, who was working at a hatchery in Iowa. Nakashima came to work at Ozark Fisheries on Jan. 1, 1928.

“He brought some brooders down with him and then bought more from a hatchery in Indiana, which we now own,” Larry, who is the third generation at the helm of the operation, said. “They gave up on the trout and went with the goldfish.”

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The trout raceways were converted to goldfish ponds and fancy goldfish brood stock was imported from Japan. Less than two acres of water were stocked the first year. According to the company’s website, the first shipments of goldfish were made on Dec. 11, 1928 – three shipments totaling 1,035 goldfish for total sales of $55.50, this represented the total goldfish sales for 1928. Today, the operation produces “tens of millions.”

Early varieties produced at Ozark Fisheries included feeder commons, pond comets, calico fantails, black moors, red fantails and shubunkins. By 1936, all the land suitable for pond construction included in the original land purchase had been fully utilized.

Adjacent properties were purchased, not only for expansion, but also for the protection of the watershed supplying water to the springs. The land surrounding the hatchery operation is utilized as part of the Circle F Ranch, which is a large commercial cattle operation that is operated under the Ozark Fisheries umbrella.

“We basically have four units where we have ponds,” Larry said. “Back when they were doing the trout, they were using the springs and there were concrete raceways coming out of them, which is how you raised trout. When they started raising gold fish, they had to start digging some dirt ponds to culture the fish in and raise them. They probably started out with five, 10 ponds, and it probably took a year to build them because they were digging them with scoop shoves and teams of mules and horses.

There wasn’t any heavy equipment; they couldn’t have afforded it anyway. “ Businesses boomed in the 1930s and 1940s, and operations continued to grow. In 1967, more land was purchased, which included another large spring for a total of six, and additional ponds were constructed.

Larry estimated that the six springs used by Ozark Fisheries produce about 25 million gallons of water per day.

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ozarks roots “It’s all Artesian spring water,” he explained.

Two of the springs have been left in their “natural state,” while others have structures built around them that allows Ozark Fisheries to better utilize the water flow.

By the early 1970s, Larry, who came to the Ozarks in 1991 after a career in the real estate market in Oklahoma, said the business “limited out” on space. Ozark Fisheries now consists of about 350 fish ponds, each about an acre in size, and a total of 6,700 acres.

“There is a limit to how many fish you can raise, given how much water you have to raise them,” he explained.

“Given the somewhat doughty times we have had over the years, it’s a good thing we don’t have many more ponds because we don’t have the water.

Some of our ponds have recirculated water, but for the most part we are maxed out at what we have.

“Our ponds are just like pastures for cattle. We have a certain amount of oxygen, a certain amount of space and natural feed that will build up in the pond, so you can only produce a certain amount of fish and there is a limit to the number of pounds you are going to be able to produce because of the environment.”

Up until about 10 years ago, broodstock were allowed to spawn on spawning mats, inside ponds. The nets were then transferred to another pond so the eggs could hatch naturally. Larry said in an effort to be more efficient, the brood fish, which are much larger and older than the fish seen in pet stores, are now brought into spawning tanks and sexed. Broodstock are then injected with a synthetic hormone that prompts them to spawn. The spawning mats are then pulled from the tanks and placed inside a hatchery. The controlled environment allows the eggs to hatch within three days, and reduces mortality of the fry.

Spawning usually takes place in April, May and June.

“We have gone from about a 25 to 35 percent hatch rate to 90 percent,” Larry said, adding that that fry are put into ponds about three days after hatching. Within about 90 days, comJUNE 20, 2016

mon goldfish are ready for sale. When collected for sale, fish gathered from pond with seining nets.

For the “fancier fish,” Larry said it takes a little longer for the fans and bright colors to develop. Koi, colorful Japanese carp, are usually marketed at 150 days of age.

The product line of Ozark Fisheries today includes rosy red minnows, calico fantails, red fantails, sarasa cements and shubunkins, as well as domestic koi, domestic butterfly koi. Koi became a part of the operation about 40 years ago.

“Originally, a lot of these fish were for ornamental purposes in aquariums and such. A lot of people got into tropical fish in the 1970s and a lot of these tropical fish feed on other fish, so the business shifted to feeder goldfish, so today our business is about 50 percent feeder, 50 ornamental,” Larry explained.

Snails, tadpoles and crayfish are actually a byproduct of the fish operation, and Ozark Fisheries has special permits to sell them through the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Orders for fish from Ozark Fisheries come in from around the world, and Larry said each fish, with the exception of feeder fish and commons (which are sold by the pound), is inspected before being shipped in an effort to provide the highest quality possible.

Ozark Fisheries developed and patented the Golfipak, which is now in general use in both the goldfish and tropical fish industry. The Golfipak mixes goldfish and water in an oxygeninflated plastic bag that is sealed and shipped inside a corrugated cardboard box. Larry said prior to the Golfipak, fish were shipped in heavy medal cans, which made it impossible to ship koi or goldfish by airfreight. The Golfipak also reduced shipping mortality.

“It was a big innovation in transporting fish,” Larry said.

“Granddad hired a lot of good people who were very smart,” Larry said of his grandfather’s and Dr. Furrow pioneering venture in the Ozark. “There were engineers, biologists; they figured there were things they needed to improve on and were about to grow the business. From nothing in 1926 to what we are today.”

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“When we took this over, the place had been abandoned, owned by the bank, for the previous couple of years so we had a lot of work to do,” Brandon explained. “We didn’t even open that first year.”

Products and Services: “We have 1,763 plant slots and about 1,500 plants now growing across two acres,” Brandon said. “We offer you-pick blueberries, as well as berries already picked and ready for sale. It’s probably about a 60-40 split. We see a lot of folks who are leaving Bennett Spring Park on Sunday afternoon and they don’t have the time to pick berries. They just want to stop and buy berries on their way home.”

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“That’s what we are after,” Nelson said. “We have sand for bedding, which is supposed to be the king of bedding, we have sprinklers, we’ve got fans, and we can just keep the cows a lot cooler in the summer time and warmer in the winter.

If you have a comfortable cow, you can get her to produce milk.

“The barn works, but you have to make it work. You have to have everything working together, like your nutrition, your reproduction and your veterinarian. It is a team that makes everything function and go. I don’t want to take the credit for it, because without the team, it wouldn’t work.”

The free stall system also boasts two gravity-driven flush tanks that carry waste to a gravity solid separator. The solid waste remains in the separator and the liquid travels through a pipe to a lagoon. The liquid is then pumped back into the tanks for re-use.

The sand is pushed into piles, where it dries in the sun, and is put back into the stalls.

The solid waste is eventually removed from the separator and spread as fertilizer.

Nelson said the implementation of the barn has reduced stress on cows when it comes to pregnancy checks and artificial insemination, which has improved the overall management of the farm.

“It’s just like having an extra hand around here,” Nelson said. “I think the cows are more comfortable in here than outside, but I do want to build some exercise lots for them to get out in when the weather is nice. I’d say they are in better health now as to when they were going outside. They have a better body condition, access to fresh, clean water and feed all the time.”

Despite improvements over the years to their property and facilities, Nelson said the cow herd never had a “good” place to be, until now.

“They might have had to walk all the way to the back of the property, so they weren’t going to come back up (to the barn) to get a bite to eat or a drink of water,” he explained.

“This is what I have always wanted. We milked for the first 20 years without it, so I guess we will try the next 20 years with it. …This has really helped me manage the cows better, a lot more conveniences.”

As the Hostetlers showed Ozarks Farm

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“The cows really love them,” Nelson said of the brushes. “It really helps keep them cleaner and gets the dead hair off. They like to play with them. You really don’t see any unhappy cows in there… Hindsight is 20-20, but if you would have told me I would have seen these kinds of results, I would have not waited this long to do it.”

The new housing system did require a few changes as far as nutrition for the milking herd.

“It’s actually more manageable because of consistency,” Nelson said. “A Holstein cow likes the same thing every day and if you graze, it is more of a challenge to get your TMR right with your grazing, there’s more guess work to it.”

The herd receives Sudan baleage, corn silage, alfalfa, ground corn, brewers dried grains, whole cottonseed and a premixed pellet from Cargill. The total protein of the ration is about 17 percent.

Ground that was once used to pasture for the milking herd is now used for heifer development, as well as hay production.

While the recently competed free stall barn is big upgrade for Nel-Rose, it’s not the end of Nelson’s plans, saying that the addition of a robotic milking system was not beyond the realm of possibility. He said the overall design of the free stall barn would allow for future upgrades.

Nelson hopes one of his three sons will continue the dairy operation in years to come.

“I’d hate to see this come to an end just because I retire one day. That’s one of the reasons why we built this, so we could expand down the road, if the boys want to carry on. Only time will tell.”

The Hostetlers received design and financial assistance from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for the facility.

“They were a great help,” Nelson said.

“The concrete and the engineering help tremendous. If I were to have hired an engineer, I don’t know what I might have spent.”

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“We moved here from Colorado in 1984 and I always was fond of the little old schoolhouse down the road from our property. The school was built in 1917 and still had the old chalk boards, outhouses and old well, which didn’t work. One milestone was to get the well working again with the original pump.”

In the Country: “We moved here because we wanted enough land to raise some animals and garden,” Karen said.

Their little hobby farm of 25 acres currently supports about 10 Jacob sheep, seven Toggenburg goats and variety of chickens.

“We had a milk cow but found that goats are easier to handle,” she said.

When asked what her vision and passion is behind the hobby farm and the little school house project, Karen replied, “I believe that it is very important to preserve the old ways of life and teach the younger generations how things used to be done in the country. I make soap from the goat milk, we sell eggs when we have a surplus and I do demonstrations on sheep shearing and spinning wool. I have given demonstrations at Harbor Village near Grove and a local teacher brought her gifted students out to the school for demonstrations.”

Her passion to preserve the ways of our country ancestors has made their hobby farm livestock and the little school house a classroom adventure for the future generations whom she hopes to reach. They recently planted a large garden at the school and use their animals for educational demonstrations whenever the opportunity presents itself. Karen plans to apply for educational grants in the future to expand their unique vision to preserve history of farm life.

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slaughter

market sales reports

bulls

beef

(Week of 6/5/16 to 6/11/16)

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

Not Reported*

Barry County Regional Stockyards Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

88.50-105.00

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

82.50-105.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

90.00-115.00 † 90.00-111.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

97.50-103.00 † 94.00-107.25 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

84.00-109.50

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

40

dairy

85.00-109.50*

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

60

80

slaughter

100

120

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards †

140

cows

(Week of 6/5/16 to 6/11/16)

Not Reported*

Barry County Regional Stockyard

70.00-87.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market

55.00-89.50 †

Douglas County Livestock

55.00-78.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards Joplin Regional Stockyards

55.00-90.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

66.00-90.50 † 65.00-87.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

60.00-80.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction

56.50-92.50 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

63.00-78.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

53.00-86.50 †

Springfield Livestock Market

10

30

50

70

cow/calf

90

110

130

pairs

(Week of 6/5/16 to 6/11/16) Barry County Regional Stockyards

1575.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

Mid Missouri Stockyards

None Reported †

Ozarks Regional

1000.00-1600.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

None Reported

Springfield Livestockk

1850

2350

cows

2850

Barry County Regional

Not Reported*

Buffalo Livestock Market

1100.00-1400.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction

1375.00 †

Holsteins, Lg. 3 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

700.00-1575.00 †

Kingsville Livestock

935.00-1600.00

Mid Missouri Stockyards

†

1200.00-1450.00* 935.00-1200.00 †

Ozarks Reg

600.00-1400.00 †

South Central Regional

650

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

975.00-1290.00 † 860.00-1875.00 †

Springfield Livestock

16 16

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

970.00-1225.00 †

Joplin Regional

1150

1650

1232 Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

(Week of 6/5/16 to 6/11/16)

MO-KAN Livestock

Ava Douglas County† 6/9/16

†

975.00-1875.00 † 9

1350

replacement

Interstate Regional Stockyard

goats 6/4/16

Receipts: 144 GOATS: Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 275.00. Selection 1-2 81 lbs and over 180.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 260.00; 61-80 lbs 205.00.

Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 100.00-125.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 110.00.

SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair under 60 lbs

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale

2150

2650

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Steady 179.00-180.00 164.00-178.00 152.00-166.50 142.50-151.00 145.00 ----114.00 ----107.00 90.00-96.00 155.00-162.50 147.50-157.50 137.00-153.00 135.00-142.00 -----

Barry Co. Regional Stockyards* -----

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 6/11/16

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 6/9/16

6/2/16

Receipts: 1888 SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 32-50 lbs 200.00220.00. Medium and Large 2 28-38 lbs 165.00-185.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Wool and Hair lambs: Choice 3-5 40-90 lbs 185.00-195.00; 100-115 lbs 165.00170.00. Good 1-2 40-92 lbs 170.00-182.50.

Slaughter Ewes: Wooled: Good 3-4 125-250 lbs 60.00-75.00.

Hair Ewes: Good 2-3 61-135 lbs 130.00-150.00.

Utility 3-4 60-170 lbs 70.00-90.00. Several replacement hair rams 2-3 years old 80-170 lbs 130.00-150.00.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Good 2-3 115-200 lbs 82.50-100.00.

Feeder kids: Selection 1 20-38 lbs 270.00-280.00. Selection 2 22-38 lbs 230.00-255.00. Selection 3 27-38 lbs 210.00-235.00.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-65 lbs 285.00-300.00.

Selection 2 40-70 lbs 265.00-280.00. Selection 3 42-70 lbs 230.00-257.50.

Slaughter Does: Selection 1 55-130 lbs 185.00-200.00; 220.00-270.00 Per Head. Selection 2 55-160 lbs 130.00155.00. Selection 3 60-125 lbs 100.00-120.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 95-155 lbs 130.00-150.00.

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market

5/24/16

Receipts: 1124 SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Good 2-3 32-34 lbs 180.00-197.50. Utility 2-3 26-37 lbs 165.00-172.50.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 41-59 lbs 185.00190.00; 60-76 lbs 163.00-174.00; 80-90 lbs 159.00-170.00; 108-110 lbs 160.00-168.00. Good 3-4 40-57 lbs 175.00184.00.

Wooled Ewes: Cull 2-3 84-238 lbs 64.00-84.00.

Slaughter Hair Ewes: Choice 1-2 76 lbs 170.00. Good 3-4 80-110 lbs 101.00-126.00; 150-160 lbs 80.00-95.00. Cull 4-5 63-205 lbs 71.00-91.00.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Good 2-3 150-205 lbs 77.00-84.00.

Feeder kids: Selection 1 31-38 lbs 260.00-280.00.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-48 lbs 280.00-290.00; 62-67 lbs 255.00-272.50. Selection 2 48-63 lbs 260.00-272.50.

1425.00-1750.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

850

sheep &

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon County Goat and Sheep Market

180.00; 60-80 lbs 150.00-165.00. Good and Choice 1-2 under 80 lbs 100.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 65.00, Cull 1-2 45.00.

Slaughter Rams: aged 65.00.

stocker & feeder

1050.00-1900.00 † 1235.00-1435.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

150

5/24/16

None Reported †

Joplin Regional

350

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

1500.00-1750.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction

6/9/15

Receipts: 298 Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Supreme Individual Jersey 1480.00, Approved Individual 1200.00, Crossbreds 1330.00-1350.00, Medium Crossbreds 1000.001250.00, Common 860.00-950.00.

Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Supreme 1600.001610.00, Approved Individual 1130.00, Ind. Crossbred 1100.00.

Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Approved 1100.001190.00, Medium Individual 825.00, Crossbreds 925.00950.00.

Open heifers: Approved 200-300 lbs Crossbreds 300.00390.00, 300-400 lbs Pkg 8 hd 384 lb Jerseys 700.00, Crossbreds 400.00-460.00, 400-500 lbs Pkg 20 hd 489 lb Jerseys 1000.00, 500-600 lbs Individual Crossbred 610.00, 700-800 lbs 700.00850.00, Crossbreds 875.00-925.00, Individual Jersey 925.00, Medium 300-400 lbs Pkg 3 hd Crossbreds 400.00, 400-500 lbs Crossbreds 450.00-460.00, 500-600 lbs Individual 500.00, 600-700 lbs Individual 525.00, Ind. Jersey 570.00.

Fresh/Milking Heifers and Cows: Approved 1100.001225.00, Medium 1025.00-1100.00, Common 700.00-850.00, Individual Jersey 700.00.

Bred and Springer Cows: Approved Individual 1100.00, Ind. Crossbred 1000.00, Medium Individual Crossbred 850.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers 185.00-220.00, Holstein Bulls 130.00-185.00, Jersey Bulls Individual 110.00, Crossbred Heifers Individual 170.00, Crossbred Bulls 130.00-185.00, Beef Cross Heifers 230.00-280.00, Beef Cross Bulls 170.00-290.00.

Receipts: 446 Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1400.00-1625.00, crossbreds 1300.00-1375.00, Approved

Not Reported*

Buffalo Livestock Market

cattle

1200.00-1375.00, Medium 1025.00-1170.00, Common 750.00- 950.00.

Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1300.00-1675.00, crossbreds 1350.00-1435.00, Approved 1150.00-1290.00, few Jerseys 1150.00-1225.00, crossbreds 1225.00-1275.00, Medium 1075.00-1135.00, ind crossbred 1190.00, Common 770.00- 950.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme ind Jersey 1350.00, Medium 1000.00-1100.00, crossbreds 1040.001080.00, Common 925.00- 930.00, crossbreds 695.00-900.00.

Open Heifers: Approved and Medium: 190-270 lbs 300.00490.00, ind Jersey 450.00, 310-340 lbs 390.00-540.00, 410-460 lbs 440.00-610.00, crossbreds 540.00-610.00, 510-590 lbs 600.00-785.00, ind Jersey 940.00, crossbreds 620.00-690.00, 624-693 lbs 700.00-830.00, pkg 5 Jerseys at 601 lbs 1010.00, crossbreds 660.00-830.00, 710-767 lbs 720.00-995.00, Jerseys 610.00-790.00.

Replacement Cows: Fresh Cows: Supreme 1400.00-1500.00, ind at 1850.00, ind Brown Swiss 1625.00, Approved 1100.001325.00, Medium 900.00-950.00, ind Jersey 810.00, few Ayrshires 970.00-985.00, Common 600.00-775.00.

Milking Cows: Supreme 1300.00-1500.00, crossbreds 1350.00-1725.00, Approved ind 1175.00, Common few 800.00.

Springer Cows: Supreme ind Jersey 1475.00, crossbreds 1300.00-1485.00, Approved 1000.00-1200.00.

Bred Cows: Approved 1020.00-1220.00, ind Guernsey 1025.00, crossbreds 1150.00-1250.00, Medium 870.00-950.00, crossbreds 880.00-925.00, Common few 825.00-830.00, ind crossbred 800.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein heifers ind 310.00, Holstein bulls 210.00-240.00, Jersey heifers ind 370.00, Jersey bulls ind 155.00, crossbred heifers Scarce, crossbred bulls 210.00-270.00.

127 5(3257('

20

†

89.00-113.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

6/12/16

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 126.00-133.00; wtd. avg. price 127.87.

Heifers: 126.00-130.00; wtd. avg. price 127.75.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 200.00-210.00; wtd. avg. price 205.44.

Heifers: 200.00-210.00; wtd. avg. price 204.19.

88.00-116.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

cattle

Cuba Interstate Regional† 6/7/16

prices Joplin Regional Stockyards† 6/6/16

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 6/7/16

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 6/9/16

-----

993

698

1660

9109

2508

738

-----

Steady

Steady

St-5 Higher

2-10 Higher

4-10 Higher

Steady

---------------------

175.00-200.00 165.00-180.00 158.00-172.00 148.00-154.00 140.00-148.00

----180.50 153.00-177.50 146.00-159.00 146.00-149.00

195.00-201.00 167.50-180.00 159.00-183.00 147.50-166.25 147.50-161.25

181.00-212.50 169.00-196.00 157.00-177.50 149.00-172.50 140.00-157.00

182.00-199.00 173.00-188.50 166.10-183.00 147.75-175.00 145.75-162.85

185.00-202.00 167.00-187.00 158.00-174.00 147.00-165.00 140.00-152.00

---------------------

--------94.00-100.00 ----89.00-95.00

---------------------

---------------------

----119.00 108.00-119.00 102.00 85.00-91.00

----------------105.00

125.00-135.00 125.00-130.00 110.00-130.00 100.00-112.00 95.00-102.00

---------------------

150.00-174.00 145.00-154.50 142.00-154.50 128.00-146.00 128.00-132.75

----154.00-164.00 149.50-157.00 140.00-144.50 -----

160.00-165.00 150.00-161.50 142.00-156.50 130.00-142.00 -----

168.00-194.00 155.00-168.00 141.50-164.00 136.00-153.00 133.50-146.60

167.50 153.50-165.75 135.75-164.50 136.25-157.25 132.50

170.00-180.00 152.00-172.00 148.00-158.00 138.00-150.00 132.00-141.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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reports

5/24/16

d 2-3 32-34 lbs 180.00-197.50. Utility 2-3 2.50. hoice and Prime 2-3 41-59 lbs 185.003.00-174.00; 80-90 lbs 159.00-170.00; 168.00. Good 3-4 40-57 lbs 175.00-

2-3 84-238 lbs 64.00-84.00. s: Choice 1-2 76 lbs 170.00. Good 3-4 26.00; 150-160 lbs 80.00-95.00. Cull 4-5 00. ms: Good 2-3 150-205 lbs 77.00-84.00. on 1 31-38 lbs 260.00-280.00. ection 1 40-48 lbs 280.00-290.00; 62-67 election 2 48-63 lbs 260.00-272.50.

rices Kingsville Livestock Auction† 6/7/16

Estimated Receipts: 350 Supply and demand are light to moderate.

Compared to Monday’s close: barrows and gilts are steady.

Base carcass meat price: 66.00-69.00.

Sows (cash prices): steady. 300-500 lbs. 39.00-45.00, over 500 lbs. 44.00-49.00.

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

6/10/16

CHEESE: Barrels closed at $1.5100 and 40# blocks at $1.4750. The weekly average for barrels is $1.4970(+.0720) and blocks, $1.4655(+.0736).

FLUID MILK: Across much of the southern tier of states, milk production is being suppressed by high temperatures. In the Southeastern region and Florida, hot and rainy weather has decreased cow comfort and lowered milk intakes. High temperatures in the South Central region, New Mexico and

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 6/9/16

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 6/8/16

Vienna South Central† 6/8/16

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 6/7/16

2508

738

2176

1974

3922

4-10 Higher

Steady

St-8 Lower

St-6 Lower

Uneven

50 00 50 50 00

182.00-199.00 173.00-188.50 166.10-183.00 147.75-175.00 145.75-162.85

185.00-202.00 167.00-187.00 158.00-174.00 147.00-165.00 140.00-152.00

----160.00-180.00 150.00-166.50 134.00-164.00 143.75

174.00-200.00 168.00-183.00 156.25-172.00 152.00-169.50 138.00-167.75

----170.00-199.00 162.00-176.00 150.00-162.50 145.00-155.00

00

0

----------------105.00

125.00-135.00 125.00-130.00 110.00-130.00 100.00-112.00 95.00-102.00

116.00-119.00 112.50-124.50 90.00-101.00 92.50-100.00 96.50

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---------------------

00 00 00 00 60

167.50 153.50-165.75 135.75-164.50 136.25-157.25 132.50

170.00-180.00 152.00-172.00 148.00-158.00 138.00-150.00 132.00-141.00

158.00-160.00 145.00-161.00 135.00-152.00 130.00-143.00 -----

168.00-178.00 148.75-171.00 139.00-160.00 136.00-149.00 133.50-136.00

161.00-162.50 145.00-174.00 131.00-159.00 134.00-144.00 128.00-138.50

JUNE 20, 2016

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

Week Ended 6/10/16 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum* * Price per cwt

18

12 9 6 3 0

11.70

11.08

6.45 5.06 4.66 4.39

O ct .1 4 No v.

14 De c.

14 Ja n.

15 Fe b.

15 M ar ch 15 Ap ril 15 M ay 15 Ju ne 15 Ju ly 15 Au g.

15 Se pt .1 5 O ct .1 5 No v.

15 De c.

15 Ja n.

16 Fe b.

16 M ar ch 16 Ap ril 16

4

4 .1

Au g.

1

Se

pt

14

14

Butler Springfield

Cuba Vienna

4.02

11.59

11.26

6.36

6.64

5.14 4.32

4.53 4.24

10.99

Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

162.84

167.79 173.39 175.57

155.27 147.39 153.59 147.47 156.68

179.55 173.53

147.66 133.17

155.04 167.38 158.65 163.74 167.04 177.20

156.42 140.34 140.46 146.93 141.94

165.27

144.25 145.60

160.43 158.19

142.13 150.58

165.66 166.00 *** 169.83 167.78

148.25 *** 140.75 144.01

172.02

152.72 146.58

164.21 159.69

143.08

168.00 165.61 167.75 174.41 157.87

149.85 147.16 151.26 151.15 143.07

163.17

146.50

165.42

4.52 3.99

Joplin West Plains

*

173.77

5.83

Cuba Vienna

146.03

172.32

avg. grain prices 15

ly

Ava Kingsville

6/10/16

The sun shined and farmers made hay that pretty much describes the entire week. It’s a fairly safe bet to say there was not a piece of operable hay equipment in the state that didn’t get used this week. Nearly every reporter in the state made commits about the amount of acres they seen harvested this week and the general feeling was none could recall ever seeing more hay cut in a single week. Several producers are pricing hay in the fields trying to make some early sales and avoid having to haul or store. The first repots of wheat harvest took place this week as well so new crop straw should also be showing up soon.

Most hay seems to be providing better than average yields as well. The supply of hay is moderate to heavy, demand is light and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for current listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185): 180.00-200.00.

Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 150.00-190.00.

Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00. Small squares 4.50-5.00 per bale.

Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00.

Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-125.00. Small squares 3.00-4.50 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix).

Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 50.00-80.00. Small squares 2.50-3.50 per bale.

Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 15.00-40.00 per large round bale.

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-80.00.

Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale.

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Receipts: 6020 Weaner pigs unevenly steady. Feeder pigs no sales reported. Supply light and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head.)

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 5149 head, 10 lbs, 35.00-36.50, weighted average 35.78.

Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 0% negotiated, 871 head, 10 lbs, 28.58.

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Arizona have suppressed milk production. In the Pacific Northwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, warmer temperatures are starting to ease the volumes of milk produced. Milk production is near peak volumes in the Northeast, Utah and Idaho. Industry contacts in the North Central region say milk production has peaked, but cooler weather has prolonged the spring flush somewhat. An unusual decrease in temperatures in California is temporarily enhancing milk production. Bottling demand for educational institutions continues to decrease as schools close across the nation, but requests are steady to higher from retailers. Milk is readily available for most processing needs. In the Midwest, spot loads are actively moving in and out of the region at $1.25 to $4.00 under Class. In some cases, a few spot loads moved at $5.00 to $6.00 under Class. Heavy supplies of condensed skim are available and prices are low in the East and West. Considerable volumes of condensed skim are moving into NDM manufacturing. Cream supplies are adequate for most processing needs, but surplus loads are less available as ice cream production increases. In some areas within each region, cream is becoming tight. Cream multiples are 1.10 to 1.32 in the East; 1.18 to 1.30 in the Midwest; and 1.03 to 1.24 in the West.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Upper Midwest $2.4618-2.7122.

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By Brooklyn Black

Ellie Melton was recently presented with the Missouri FFA Association’s Dairy Production Placement Award. She grew up on her family’s Dade County, Mo., dairy farm, where she is still involved in the family business.

Dadeville, Mo., FFA member tops the state for FFA Dairy Production Placement Award “I showed the ownership, or placeThe old adage “raised in a barn” was quite literal for Ellie ment, of working on the farm by ownMelton, who has been milking ing four or five of my Jersey cows that I got through my parents by exchange ever since she can remember.

Her barn daycare served Ellie well, of labor,” Ellie explained. “Through as she became an active member of the milking every night and feeding, grainDadeville FFA and recently won the Mis- ing and taking care of the calves, and souri FFA Dairy Production Placement haying in the summertime, that was my Award, granting her the honor of com- exchange of labor. So, my parents paid for the feed and medicine and anypeting at the national level. thing that was needed for my cows.

Now a freshman in colEach month I calculate and relege, Ellie, the daughter of cord the average price of milk, Stacy and Susan Melton, begrain, hay and medicine, and gan her award-winning project record how many pounds of during her freshman year of high Dadeville, Mo. milk each cow is producing school, and continued building each milking.” on it throughout her four years At the end of the month, at Dadeville High School.

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meet your neighbors Ellie explained, the month’s profits on milk alone depended on how much milk her cows produced and that month’s milk prices. Then grain, hay, medicine, calf and cow sales, and breeding costs were factored into the total.

“This is how I show my profit at the end of each month,” Ellie said. “Overtime, my project shows the profit for the sale of my milk by calculating for just six cows out of our herd of 120. I was very interested in how much money it takes to care for and to own a few cows and I was willing to find the best way possible to make a profit in an efficient and professional way from my sale of milk and baby calves. Some kids who worked on a dairy didn’t do the sale of milk, they just showed the hours they worked on the farm.

That’s what was different for mine; I was able to show sale profit for each month.”

Ellie said she was blessed to be a part of Dadeville FFA, as the chapter gave her not only golden opportunities through convention trips to Washington D.C., Louisville, Ky., and Indianapolis, Ind., but many friendships as well.

Ellie contributed her passion and success in FFA to her advisor, Jordan Buck.

“He helped me achieve my goals such as serving as chapter president my senior year, earning my State Farmer Degree, and helped me win at state.”

Ellie works at SoMo Farm and Ranch, where she holds a part-time retail position. Running tickets for feed and animal health products has provided additional knowledge for Ellie to apply on the dairy farm at home. She learned about chemicals for spraying, protein percentages of grains, and pros and cons of health products for not only cattle, but horses, pigs, goats and sheep as well. However, Ellie said she’ll stick with her Jerseys for now.

Dairy cattle are a full-time job, especially because the Melton family has never had any hired hands on their farm, located on the outskirts of Dadeville, Mo. Thus, Ellie and her sisters, Abby and Annie, share the chore load.

The Melton’s farm, Twin Springs Jerseys, runs 120 Jersey cows, which require milking twice a day. The cows are brought into the barn at 5 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to be milked 10 at a time by machine. Even with up to 40 cows dry for calving, milking the whole herd takes about two hours each time.

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The Meltons sell their milk through Central Equity Milk Co-op, which goes to Seneca, Mo. Cleanliness and comfort is crucial, according to Ellie, so the milkers, pipes and tanks are purified before the cows enter the barn. Once the equipment is set up, the cows’ teats are sterilized before and after milking.

The Jerseys are fed while being milked, with a feeding system that lets down grain every 12 to 15 seconds. In addition, the cattle are rotated through pastures to graze during the day, and fed alfalfa in the evenings for higher protein.

The Melton family grows all their alfalfa, versus paying to have it trucked in from out of state. When weather permits, four to five cuttings of alfalfa keep the Meltons hopping in the summer.

Ellie said hauling and raking hay are her favorite jobs, but tending to the bottle calves rivals the hayfield.

Using artificial insemination, Twin Springs Jerseys produces both fall and spring calves. Upon birth, calves are kept separate for about a week to be introduced to the bottle, then join a group other bottle-feed calves.

While dairy is their main business, the Meltons receive additional income through their 70 head of Black and Red Angus.

Working together on the farm has pulled the family together, Ellie said, although “There’s always people at my job that will joke about how Dad probably wishes he had some boys around, but us girls have always really loved it; even since we’re in college and we still like to do it, goes to show how much we really love it.”

Ellie is living at home in order to help run the farm while taking classes at Ozarks Technical College, with plans to further her education at Missouri State University, possibly pursing degrees in agribusiness or dairy science. This way, Ellie will be prepared to make reality of her dream of running Twin Springs Jerseys someday.

Melton Farms is and has always been a family operation, and Ellie would like to keep it that way. She contributes her love of dairy farming to her family.

“My grandpa and my dad actually started it. So it’s really always been in my family; my grandpa taught my dad, who taught us girls, so hopefully we can teach our kids someday.”

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Where Cows Get to be Cows

By Klaire Howerton

Edgewood Creamery’s owners say grass-fed cows produce better tasting milk, For those driving along Farm daughter Mikala, their son Tyler and his Road 1090 in Purdy, Mo., chanc- wife, Aubrey, and granddaughter Marley.

The Edgewood Creamery facilities feaes are that a red building with a large sign that reads “Edge- ture a Grade A bottling room, a cheese wood Creamery” will catch making area, an aging room (for certain types of cheese) and an on-farm their eye.

Pulling into the parking, visitors see a store where customers can purchase the dairy farm with acres of forage, dotted Fletcher’s dairy products, as well as other with happy, grazing cows. This is the local goods such as meats, soaps, jams home and business of the Fletcher fam- and dry goods. The creamery has three ily, where their dairy cattle are naturally full time and 2 part time employees.

“We are a fully operational creamery grass fed and where they lovingly handcraft cheeses and other dairy products to and retail store,” said Aubrey, who is the marketing director of the creamery. share with their local community.

Edgewood’s product line includes Dairy farming runs deep in the Fletcher family’s roots. Charles and Melissa fresh cream-line milk in both regular Fletcher have been running a dairy farm and chocolate (sold in gallons, half gallons and pints), fresh cheeses (Farmsince they were first married, house original, plain and jalapeno and in 1997 they made the cheese curds, and Vermage Blanc decision to go to pasturein plain, milk and honey, and based dairying. In 2015, seasonal flavors), and aged Edgewood Creamery opened cheeses (Edgewood Chedits doors to offer cream-line dar and Ozark Mountain milk and artisan cheeses. ToPurdy, Mo. Blue). Edgewood Creamery day, the entire operation is run products can be found at

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The Fletcher’s milk a herd of 310 crossbred dairy cows, which they are predominately Holstein with an influence of Jersey and Swedish Red, said Melissa, who is the head cheesemaker at the creamery.

The farm implements a rotational grazing program, where the cows are moved every 12 hours after milking. Each pasture on the farm is broken into 5 acre pastures, using single strand electric fence. The cows graze on a variety of forages, including clover, corn, summer and winter annuals and alfalfa.

“Having the grass-fed cows brings on better tasting milk, and it transitions into the cheese as well,” Aubrey said.

She noted that it’s important to her family that the cows “get to be cows.” Grazing the herd naturally allows the cows the best life possible.

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The Fletchers’ plan to continue expanding the creamery business.

“We want to broaden our reach as far as our wholesale,” said Melissa.

Aubrey also noted that she and Melissa would like to see their online sales increase from their website. Expanding the holding pen area at the milking barn is also in the works.

Edgewood Creamery loves to connect with their customers. They offer farm tours by appointment, and can also be found on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, sharing their passion for content, grass-fed cows and quality dairy products.

In 2105, the Fletcher family opened Edgewood Creamery, offering milk and speciality cheese products at the farm, as well as at farmers markets and regional grocery stores.

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Name: Spencer Ruark Age: 16 Parents: Greg and Lori Ruark Hometown: Stella, Mo. FFA Chapter: East Newton FFA Advisors: Stephen Loveday and Brian Nelson What is your favorite aspect of agriculture?

“I love to show sheep at the fair because it’s so much fun and I get to meet a lot of people. I really enjoyed making sure my lamb is set up perfectly and then keeping my eye on the judge because that’s what helps you win.”

Who is the most influential person in your life?

“My dad helps me get all of my stuff organized and taught me how to raise my sheep, and that was something totally new for me.”

What is your current involvement in agriculture?

“I now have a herd of 15 show sheep with one ram. I sell the young ones as show animals and for meat. Dad also taught me how to work with the cattle. I am his new farmhand because I’m now old enough to help. I help hay and feed the animals.”

What is your favorite agricultural memory?

“When I was 8, I got to help a baby lamb be born.”

Awards

“I won best of show supreme female with a Yorkshire guilt and made premium market sale eight years in a row. I also have one numerous grand and reserve champions with my sheep.”

What are your future plans?

“I want to study acting in college and come back and work on our family farm.”

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ith the current rainfall we have had, our pastures have grown.

This spring has also brought a lot of clover to our pastures. I Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, DVM, don’t think I have ever seen this owns Country Veterinary much clover, especially white clover. And along Service in Farmington, with this clover comes the problems it presents.

Ark. To contact Tim go I have had a lot of clients with cattle on clover to ozarksfn.com and call and wonder what has bloated and killed their click on ‘Contact Us.’ livestock.

Clover is a legume and being very sweet and tender cattle love it. So, they lay their heads down and mow it off at the ground level. In the rumen of the cow, it starts to ferment, like all feeds, but it will create gas. This gas is created to an extreme to where the cow cannot bleach it off as fast as it is being created. Thus, bloat.

If the gas is not released the cow will die.

This always reminds me of being a kid and my Dad watching the news and weather at 10 p.m. We were in western Kansas and pasturing wheat.

If the weather man said we were to get a frost, Dad would load us up and we would head to the pasture to get the cattle off for the night. The frost on wheat would cause almost every animal to bloat and try to die. The only way at that time to prevent it was to get them off the pasture.

Now due to my nutrition instructor at K-State, we have products like poloxalene, which will prevent bloat from wheat and clover. Normally, cattle need to just eat 1 to 2 ounces of this product daily to prevent bloat from legumes and wheat pasture.

Another problem with clover is with horses. In the last week I have had three calls with horses down. The owner thinks they are colicking.

Well at least it wasn’t colic, but the horses had eaten enough clover that they were foundering; clinically what is called laminitis. They’re feet hurt. When a horse founders and gets laminitis it actually is a shutdown of blood supply to the feet. This pain is analogous to us doing fingertip pushups while something is slowly, and I do mean slowly, ripping off our fingernails and toenails. Now think about the pain with that.

This grass and clover just has too many carbohydrates in it for the horse to metabolize. Then we get a toxin released from the gut that shuts down blood supply to the feet.

As a general rule of thumb, about the time you have to start mowing your grass, that’s the time you need to lock the horse up off the pasture. Because of the saying, “Eat like a Horse,” and they do. They just eat way too, much of this grass and cause themselves many problems.

Our grass is just too potent for horses to be on this time of year. It means management and effort to manage them properly.

The old adage to turn them out and let them be a pasture ornament, just doesn’t work with fescue and clover.

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Could robotic milking systems be the future of dairy?

In today’s mechanized society, more and more jobs being done with evolving technology rather than by hand.

While things like checking cattle with drones and a camera or using a smartphone to take a credit card payment at a farmers market might make some farmers shake their heads, technology does have it’s place in the agriculture industry.

It has been used to make this noble trade safer, faster, and more efficient. One of the latest trends in agricultural technology is robotic milking systems. It’s certainly a long ways from the days of milking cows by hand, but robotic milking systems might just be the way the future of dairy is headed. ilking with a robotic system is different than milking by hand. The idea of a robotic system, or Automatic Milking System (AMS), is designed to accommodate cows as part of a set group being milked at a set time, or to accommodate voluntary milking, where the cow chooses when she feels like being milked and can enter the system at her leisure anytime during a 24-hour period.

Since the system is fully automated, there is not always a need for a farmer presence.

The milking unit is comprised of a milking machine, a teat position sensor, which is typically a laser, a teat cleaner, a robotic arm for automatic teat-cup application and removal, and a gate system for controlling cow traffic. nvesting in a robotic milking system is an expensive endeavor – according to Hoards Dairyman, an AMS system for 55 to 60 cows can cost $180,000 to $220,000, so it is important to do your research before installing one of these in your milking barn.

Larry Tranel, the dairy field specialist from the Iowa State University Extension, did a study evaluating new technology, such as an AMS.

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It’s a situation where we can improve our herd in production, structure and give more milk. It’s just a good management tool.”

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The study showed that farmers should consider the “cash-flow ability” of the farm versus the “net-financial impact and quality of life” when making such a large and important purchase decision. abor and the cost associated with it is obviously a large part of a dairy operation.

A robotic milking system can help save on labor costs, but ultimately the profitability of an AMS system is going to depend on management. In order for a robotic milking system to truly help producers make money, there must be increased milk production from the cows.

Proper nutrition and management practices can help a dairy farmer achieve this.

In an article on AgWeb.com, Dairy Editor Jim Dickrell suggests that increasing milk production through improved management or higher quality feed can be achieved through the labor that is freed up by the robotic milking system. eep current milk prices in mind when thinking about purchasing a robotic milking system is important.

“A $17.50-per-cwt average price might be break even in some herds with high milk production,” Dickrell stated. “A $20 price could typically push robots into profitability, but a $15 average would bleed budgets red.”

While a robotic milking system might not work for every farm, it is certainly something to consider as your operation continues to grow and change, and as the industry continues to move into the future.

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“I’d say that genetics have something to do with it.

Better cows produce better heifers. People also need to keep a good eye on nutrition for their cattle.

Even the best genetics won’t produce without the right nutrition.”

“Yes, genetics are a factor in milk. When we are picking out service sires, we look for bulls with daughters that have proven their ability to produce milk.”

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According to University of Missouri Extension Dairy Specialist Ted Probert, producers have expressed increased interest in crossbreeding in recent years.

“Crossbreeding is very common on pasture-based dairy farms, but many confinement producers also appreciate and utilize the benefits derived from this type of breeding system,” he explained.

“Crossbreeding can offer benefits that are difficult to achieve with pure breeding – benefits realized from heterosis (hybrid vigor), as well as breed complementarity.”

Probert added that there are four benefits that can be realized through a wellmanaged crossbreeding program.

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Traits with low heritability tend to be the traits that can be most easily and quickly improved by heterosis through crossbreeding. Fertility is one of these traits.

“Data from Minnesota indicates fewer days open for first lactation crossbreds compared to pure Holsteins,” Probert said. “Fertility benefits may represent one of the greatest advantages of crossbreeding for seasonal pasture-based herds but can also be a plus for conventional operations.

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better,” Probert said. “One of the easiest ways to moderate body size is to cross with a smaller breed. Furthermore, breeding Holstein heifers to a smaller breed sire can significantly reduce calving problems.”

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The value of this benefit varies depending on the pricing of butterfat and protein in various milk markets, but most producers will receive at least some increase in price with added solids.

“For producers selling in a component market, gains in solids can significantly impact milk price,” Probert explained.

“Additionally, when crossing dairy breeds, we typically see a yield response (both fluid and solids) from heterosis.

Milk production will typically be higher than the average of the two breeds.”

For example, production from Holstein/Jersey cross cows will generally be closer to the expected production level of Holsteins than to typical Jersey production levels.

Improved Survival

Heterosis realized from crossbreeding results in improved survival of F1 cows through first lactation and into second lactation compared to straight Holsteins. Calf survival is also favorably influenced through crossbreeding.

“Most producers understand and appreciate the potential for improved performance from crossbred offspring produced by two purebred parents (F1s),” Probert explained. “Many, though, worry about how to mate F1s to continue the advantages of hybrid vigor into succeeding generations. Sustaining a successful crossbreeding program requires a plan and the commitment to follow it.”

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“In this system, F1 offspring are mated back to one of the original parent breeds, and mating sires for succeeding generations are alternated between the two breeds,” Probert said. “This system will sustain 67 percent of the hybrid vigor possessed by the original F1 generation.”

The three-breed rotational crossbreeding system uses three breeds. Probert said it starts with a two-breed F1 female and mates the F1 to a third breed. The rotation continues, alternating among sires of the three breeds for each subsequent

sults in a three-breed rotation. The Jersey influence coupled with careful selection of Holstein and Brown Swiss sires could make this combination workable.

Second, the breeds chosen need to offer large enough genetic pools to facilitate an adequate level of sire selection within each breed.

“In the U.S., the Holstein and Jersey breeds offer the largest populations and the largest number of bulls sampled per year,” Probert said. “These are also the two breeds most widely used in crossbreeding programs. In a three-breed rotation, the third breed should be chosen based upon individual herd goals.

generation. Under this system, 86 percent of full heterosis will be maintained.

The three-breed rotation takes a bit more management than the two-breed system but offers a higher rate of heterosis.

Three factors should be carefully considered when choosing breeds for a crossbreeding program: “First, the breeds used in the program need to complement each other and fit the breeding goals established for the herd,” Probert said. “For example, if one herd goal is to produce cows of moderate to small body size, Holstein and Brown Swiss would not be complimentary, as both tend to sire larger animals. Jersey would be a more logical choice for crossing with a large breed. However, these three breeds may produce the desired re-

Crossbreeding does not diminish the importance of good sire selection,” Probert added.

“Rather, crossbreeding should be viewed as a step toward enhancing the breeding value of highly selected sires,” he said. “Matings to sires with marginal genetic merit will produce offspring with marginal genetic merit whether the animals are purebreds or crossbreds.”

While crossbreeding programs work well for many producers, but it might not fit into every operation.

“Not all dairy farmers will be interested in utilizing crossbreeding,” Probert said.

“Done in a planned manner, however, crossbreeding does offer several benefits that can positively influence an operation’s bottom line.

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June 2016 20 Understanding Your Health Insurance Options – 6:30-8 p.m. – St. Clair

County Library, Osceola, Mo. – 417-646-2419 20-25 NAJRAE - North American Junior Red Angus Event – Springfield, Ill.

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lunch – Taney County MU Extension Center, 122 Felkins Ave., Forsyth,

Mo. – 417-546-4431 23 New Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Feed Directive Rules

Meeting – 3:30 p.m. – Phelps County Medical Center, Waynesville, Mo. –

RSVP by June 22 – 573-774-6177 24-26 Dallas County Fair – Dallas County Fairgrounds, Buffalo, Mo. – 417-345-7551 25 Barry County Fair – Exeter, Mo. – 479-903-2683, texting is ok.

25 Sac-Osage Youth Fair Livestock Show – Fairgrounds, Osceola, Mo. – 417-646-2419 26 Sac-Osage Youth Fair Horse Show – Saddle Club Arena, Osceola, Mo. – 417-646-2419 27 Money Habitudes Date Night Event – 7-8:30 p.m. – Couples only, $45 with

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Nevada, Mo. – call before June 20 to make your reservation – 417-448-2560 29 Medicare 101 Class – 10-11:30 a.m. – Rivers Crossing Life Center, Osceola,

Mo. – 417-646-2419 29 Missouri Steer Feedout Finale – 7 p.m. – University of Missouri Southwest

Research Center, Mt. Vernon, Mo. – 417-466-3102 30 Steer Carcus Evaluation – 6 p.m. – Clouds Meats, Carthage, Mo. – 417-466-3102 July 2016 2 7th Annual Dade County Youth Fair – Everton Saddle Club, Everton, Mo.

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Cattle Ranch, Stoutland, Mo. – 417-286-3540 5-9 Laclede County Fair – Laclede County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-532-7126 6-8 Regional Management-Intensive Grazing School – Houston, Mo. – contact

Texas County SWCD for more information – 417-967-2028 ext. 3 6-9 Newton County Fair – Newton County Fairgrounds, Neosho, Mo. –

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Farm, Columbia, Mo. – advance registration is needed by June 30 for lunch

and refreshments – 573-884-7945 or chismt@missouri.edu 8-16 Jasper County Youth Fair – Jasper County Fairgrounds, Carthage, Mo. – 417-358-2158 9 Pampered Pet Contest – Laclede County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-532-7126 11 Ozark Empire Fair Hay Show Entry Deadline – Entry Fee: $21. Make

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County Extension, 403 School Street, Suite 1, Waynesville, Mo. – 573-774-6177 12-16 Bates County Fair – Bates County Fairgrounds, Butler, Mo. – 660-679-4167 17-23 Howell County Fair – Howell County Fairgrounds, West Plains, Mo. – 417-256-2391 18 Feral Swine Workshop – 6 p.m. – Mt. Vernon, Mo. – 417-466-3102 19 Rock Gardening with Succulents & Sedums – Noon-1 p.m., pack your

lunch – Taney County MU Extension Center, 122 Felkins Ave., Forsyth,

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Entry deadline: June 15 – 417-766-2380 8 Basic Estate Planning – Laclede County Extension Office, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-532-7126 9 Sew Native Class: Glade Restoration, the Flowers Return – 10:30 a.m.-noon

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